Great Orton is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 75 miles south of Edinburgh, 235 miles north of Cardiff, and 262 miles north-west of London. Great Orton lies six miles south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Great Orton falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA5 postcode district. The post town for Great Orton is Carlisle.
Great Orton is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Cumberland |
Administrative County | Cumberland |
Great Orton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Great Orton is CA5 6LU.
Great Orton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA5 postcode district.
The post town for Great Orton is Carlisle. Great Orton is in the CA5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.
The centre of Great Orton is located at position 54.87644° latitude and -3.04818° longitude.
Latitude | 54.87644° |
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Longitude | -3.04818° |
The centre of Great Orton is located at the grid reference easting 332841 and northing 554023 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 332841 |
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Northing | 554023 |
Position of Great Orton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Orton to the centre of the town.
Position of Great Orton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Orton to the centre of the city.