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Orton
Orton is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of 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. The village is in the upper Lune Valley, at the foot of Orton Scar in the Orton Fells. The Lake District is nearby. The parish includes a wide area outside the village, and had a population of 594 in 2001, decreasing to 588 at the 2011 Census. Until 1974 it was in Westmorland, from 1974 to 2023 it was in Eden district.
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Cosi fan tutte – The Met Opera (12A)
Tomorrow, 18:00Kendal Brewery Arts Centre, Cumbria
Vittorio Angelone
Wed 7 Oct, 19:30Kendal Brewery Arts Centre, Cumbria
The People’s Emergency Briefing +Q&A/Panel Discussion (12A)
Thu 8 Oct, 19:00Kendal Brewery Arts Centre, Cumbria
The Long Ryders
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Fri 9 Oct, 19:00Kendal Brewery Arts Centre, Cumbria
Albert Lee
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Days out around Orton
View allGiants' Caves Pillow Mounds
Castlethwaite · 9.9 miles
Artificial mounds made to breed rabbits for food
hush
Aisgill · 12 miles
Old hush, possibly for lead mining exploration- needs verifying
Cold Springs Community Nature Reserve
Penrith · 15 miles
Nature reserve with full permitted access without a dog. Some paths are also suitable for dogs.
Cross Fell
Kirkland · 17 miles
highest point in England outside the Lake District.
Tees Head
Kirkland · 17 miles
Source of the River Tees
Ruskin's View
Kirkby Lonsdale · 18 miles
View of landscape. Painted by JMW Turner, later commented on by John Ruskin.
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Orton Methodist Church
East Road, Orton
YDNPA Office
Unit 1a Silver Yard, Orton
Orton Scar Cafe
Unit 1b Silver Yard, Orton
All Saints
Orton
Orton C of E School
Orton, Penrith
Orton Market Hall
Front Street, Orton