Orton, Eden
Encyclopedia
Orton is a village
and civil parish in Cumbria
, England
, 15 miles (24.1 km) south of Penrith, Cumbria
, 8 miles (12.9 km) from Appleby-in-Westmorland
, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) the M6 motorway
near to the Lake District. It is set at the foot of Orton Scar in the upper Lune Valley. Just a few miles over the scar is the Eden valley
.
Historically it was part of the county of Westmorland but is now in the Eden District
of Cumbria.
s and also the views. 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 and its source at Mallerstang
also you can see as far as the southern uplands. The road leading to Appleby (B6260) leads over Orton Scar and the surrounding moorland was used in the movie
version of Anne Brontë
's novel
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
. There are two becks
flowing through the village which join into a river for about 20 metres then split up again both leading to Bybeck bridge at the parish boundary next to Tebay
.
s. Most of these traditional cottages are either stone faced or white washed, the 13th century All Saints Church
, a Methodist chapel, a primary school, one pub called the George Hotel and a small handmade chocolate factory which is famous worldwide. There are also places such as the Village Tea rooms and B&B
s. Also the shop/post office is a popular place which usually has at least one or two people in it in the 10 hours of it being open. Many unadvertised local businesses also are situated around the village such as builders or joiners. Around 25 new houses were built in the early 1990s and now Eden District Council intend to build 50 new houses by 2012.
Orton village has a popular farmers market held on the second Saturday of each month in the village hall and market square, this has a friendly atmosphere with a live band plus a hog roast. Orton was given a market town
charter in the Middle Ages
but despite this it has always remained a village like other similar places in Westmorland
which were made market towns, for example Brough
and Shap
.
. Many people describe the village as 'picturesque' or the 'village of tranquility'. The Parish also contains a number of hamlets
such as:
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish in Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, 15 miles (24.1 km) south of Penrith, Cumbria
Penrith, Cumbria
Penrith was an urban district between 1894 and 1974, when it was merged into Eden District.The authority's area was coterminous with the civil parish of Penrith although when the council was abolished Penrith became an unparished area....
, 8 miles (12.9 km) from Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a town and civil parish in Cumbria, in North West England. It is situated within a loop of the River Eden and has a population of approximately 2,500. It is in the historic county of Westmorland, of which it was the county town. The town's name was simply Appleby, until...
, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) the M6 motorway
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...
near to the Lake District. It is set at the foot of Orton Scar in the upper Lune Valley. Just a few miles over the scar is the Eden valley
River Eden, Cumbria
The River Eden is a river that flows through Cumbria, England on its way to the Solway Firth.-Course of river:The Eden rises in Black Fell Moss, Mallerstang, on the high ground between High Seat, Yorkshire Dales and Hugh Seat. Here it forms the boundary between the counties of Cumbria and North...
.
Historically it was part of the county of Westmorland but is now in the Eden District
Eden, Cumbria
Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Penrith. It is named after the River Eden which flows north through the district toward Carlisle....
of Cumbria.
Orton Scar
Orton Scar is renowned for its beautiful limestone pavementLimestone pavement
A limestone pavement is a natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles an artificial pavement. The term is mainly used in the UK where many of these landforms have developed distinctive surface patterning resembling block of paving...
s and also the views. From its summit you can see Blackpool tower
Blackpool Tower
Blackpool Tower Eye is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire in England which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. . Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it rises to 518 feet & 9 inches . The tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers...
on a clear day, the A66
A66 road
The A66 is a major road in northern England which in part follows the course of the Roman road from Scotch Corner to Penrith. It runs from east of Middlesbrough in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire to Workington in Cumbria...
over Stainmore, the Lake District, the Howgill Fells
Howgill Fells
The Howgill Fells are hills in Northern England between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, lying roughly in between the vertices of a triangle made by the towns of Sedbergh, Kirkby Stephen and Tebay....
and even down or up the Eden Valley and its source at Mallerstang
Mallerstang
Mallerstang is a civil parish in the extreme east of Cumbria, and, geographically, a dale at the head of the upper Eden Valley. Originally part of Westmorland, it lies about south of the nearest town, Kirkby Stephen...
also you can see as far as the southern uplands. The road leading to Appleby (B6260) leads over Orton Scar and the surrounding moorland was used in the movie
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
version of Anne Brontë
Anne Brontë
Anne Brontë was a British novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family.The daughter of a poor Irish clergyman in the Church of England, Anne Brontë lived most of her life with her family at the parish of Haworth on the Yorkshire moors. For a couple of years she went to a...
's novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the second and final novel by English author Anne Brontë, published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell...
. There are two becks
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
flowing through the village which join into a river for about 20 metres then split up again both leading to Bybeck bridge at the parish boundary next to Tebay
Tebay
Tebay is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, within the traditional borders of Westmorland. It lies in the upper Lune Valley, at the head of the Lune Gorge. The parish of Tebay had a population of 728 recorded in the 2001 census,...
.
Orton Village
Orton has many 17th and 18th century cottageCottage
__toc__In modern usage, a cottage is usually a modest, often cozy dwelling, typically in a rural or semi-rural location. However there are cottage-style dwellings in cities, and in places such as Canada the term exists with no connotations of size at all...
s. Most of these traditional cottages are either stone faced or white washed, the 13th century All Saints Church
All Saints Church, Orton
All Saints Church, Orton, is located in the village of Orton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. It benefice is united with those of St Oswald, Revenstonedale, and St James, Tebay...
, a Methodist chapel, a primary school, one pub called the George Hotel and a small handmade chocolate factory which is famous worldwide. There are also places such as the Village Tea rooms and B&B
Bed and breakfast
A bed and breakfast is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals. Since the 1980s, the meaning of the term has also extended to include accommodations that are also known as "self-catering" establishments...
s. Also the shop/post office is a popular place which usually has at least one or two people in it in the 10 hours of it being open. Many unadvertised local businesses also are situated around the village such as builders or joiners. Around 25 new houses were built in the early 1990s and now Eden District Council intend to build 50 new houses by 2012.
Orton village has a popular farmers market held on the second Saturday of each month in the village hall and market square, this has a friendly atmosphere with a live band plus a hog roast. Orton was given a market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
charter in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
but despite this it has always remained a village like other similar places in Westmorland
Westmorland
Westmorland is an area of North West England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974, after which the entirety of the county was absorbed into the new county of Cumbria.-Early history:...
which were made market towns, for example Brough
Brough, Cumbria
Brough, sometimes known as Brough under Stainmore, is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England, on the western fringe of the Pennines near Stainmore. The village is on the A66 trans-Pennine road, and the Swindale Beck, and is about south east of Appleby-in-Westmorland...
and Shap
Shap
Shap is a linear village and civil parish located amongst fells and isolated dales in Eden district, Cumbria, England. The village lies along the A6 road and the West Coast Main Line, and is near to the M6 motorway...
.
Orton Parish
With a 30-mile perimeter Orton is one of the largest parishes in England. Within the parish is the well known Tebay or Westmorland motorway service areaWestmorland services
Tebay Services are a pair of privately-run motorway service stations on the M6 motorway in Cumbria, England.-History:...
. Many people describe the village as 'picturesque' or the 'village of tranquility'. The Parish also contains a number of hamlets
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
such as:
- Bretherdale
- Scout GreenScout GreenScout Green is a hamlet and small area of farm land near the village of Tebay in Cumbria, England.It is best known among railway enthusiasts as a location for trainspotting and photography on the West Coast Main Line between Penrith and Oxenholme, and has been a famous vantage point on the railway...
- Salterwath
- Kelleth
- SunbigginSunbigginSunbiggin is a hamlet in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria.- Transport :For transport there is the M6 motorway, A685 road, B6260 road and B6261 road nearby. It has a tarn called Sunbiggin Tarn.- References :...
- RaisbeckRaisbeckRaisbeck is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. The surname Raisbeck originates from the hamlet. The name of the hamlet derives from Hrridarr, a personal name and beck, a stream or river, the surname is used by people such as Alex...
(which has a sausage factory) - Park
- Bousefield
- Gaisgill
- Longdale
Famous Inhabitants
- George WhiteheadGeorge Whitehead (Quaker leader)George Whitehead was a leading early Quaker preacher, author and lobbyist remembered for his advocacy of religious freedom before three kings of England. His lobbying in defense of the right to practice the Quaker religion was influential on the Act of Uniformity, the Bill of Rights of 1689 and...
(1636–1724), a founder of the Quaker movement.