Orton, Westmorland and Furness

Orton
All Saints Church
Orton Location in Eden, Cumbria Show map of the former Eden District Orton Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Population	588 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	NY623083
Civil parish	Orton
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA10
Dialling code	015396
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and the Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°28′06″N 2°35′01″W / 54.468420°N 2.583724°W / 54.468420; -2.583724

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,^[2] decreasing to 588 at the 2011 Census.^[1] Until 1974 it was in Westmorland, from 1974 to 2023 it was in Eden district.