Orton, Eden

Orton is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies 15 miles (24 km) south of Penrith, 8 miles (13 km) from Appleby-in-Westmorland and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the M6 motorway. It is in the upper Lune Valley and set at the foot of Orton Scar in the Orton Fells. The Lake District is nearby. A few miles over Orton Scar is the Eden valley. Historically the parish was part of the county of Westmorland. It is now in the Eden district of Cumbria.

Orton

All Saints Church
Orton
Location within Cumbria
Population588 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY623083
Civil parish
  • Orton
District
  • Eden
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code015396
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Penrith and the Border

Orton Scar

Orton Scar is renowned for its limestone pavements and for its views.[2] From its summit you can see Blackpool Tower on a clear day, the A66 over Stainmore, the Lake District, the Howgill Fells and even down or up the Eden Valley to its source at Mallerstang.[3]

The road to Appleby (B6260) leads over Orton Scar. The surrounding moorland was used in the film version of Anne Brontë's novel The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. There are two becks that flow through the village, which join into a river for about 20 metres then split again, both leading to Bybeck Bridge at the parish boundary next to Tebay.[4]

Orton Scar Cafe serves meals in the daytime on Tuesdays to Saturdays.[5]

Orton village

Orton has many 17th and 18th-century cottages. Most of these traditional dwellings are either stone-faced or whitewashed. Other features in the village are the 13th-century All Saints Church, a Methodist chapel, a primary school, a pub called the George Hotel, and a small, widely known handmade chocolate factory. In addition there is a Village Tearoom and several B&Bs. The shop-cum-post office is a busy place open ten hours a day. There are many local businesses around the village, such as builders and joiners. Around 25 new houses were built in the early 1990s and Eden District Council was intending to build 50 more.[6]

Orton village has a farmers market, held on the second Saturday of each month in the village hall and market square, coupled with a live band and a hog roast. Orton was given a market town charter in the Middle Ages, but despite this it has remained a village, like some other, similar villages in Westmorland so appointed, such as Brough and Shap.[6]

Orton parish

With a 30-mile perimeter, Orton is a large parish. Within it is the Tebay motorway service area. The parish also contains a number of hamlets, including:

Governance

Orton is part of the electoral ward called Orton with Tebay. This ward covers both parishes and their surrounding areas. The total population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 1,364.[7]

Notable people

See also


References
  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. BRE Test results. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. Baldhiker. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. Yorkshire Dales site. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. Details. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  6. Village site. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  7. "Orton with Tebay ward population 2011". Retrieved 22 June 2015.

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