Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Orton, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Orton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Orton |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.467558 |
| Longitude | -2.584173 |
| Place Type | Village |
Orton commands a high, limestone-bright ridge where the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of distant fells. It lies 8.5 miles south-south-west of Appleby-in-Westmorland (from Appleby-in-Westmorland: bearing 206°T, OS grid NY 622 081), and is situated north of Tebay village. This expanse of high ground falls within the eastern reaches of the Lake District National Park, where the horizon stretches into a vast, unencumbered bowl of sky. Nearby, the Gamelands Embanked Stone Circle rests in the grass like a crown of forgotten teeth, holding the silence of centuries. Below the village, Chapel Beck carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the limestone, its waters silvered by the pale Cumbrian light. The architecture of Orton is defined by rugged, grey-stone dwellings that seem to have pushed their way up from the very bedrock. Residents maintain a quiet independence here, anchored by a tradition of farming that has long shaped the surrounding pastures. The land nearby, including the protected Orton Pastures Sssi, remains a vivid tapestry of rare grasses and wildflowers, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the modern world.
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Explore Orton, Cumbria, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.467558, -2.584173. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |