Orton is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, three miles west of the town of Sedgley, three miles south-west of the major city of Wolverhampton, 85 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 114 miles north-west of London. Orton lies just west of the West Midlands border. Orton falls within the district council of South Staffordshire, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the WV4 postcode district. The post town for Orton is Wolverhampton.
Orton is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.
Ceremonial County | Staffordshire |
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Historic County | Staffordshire |
Administrative County | Staffordshire |
Orton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Staffordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Staffordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Orton is WV4 4TF.
Orton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WV4 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the WV4 postcode district.
The post town for Orton is Wolverhampton. Orton is in the WV4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wolverhampton.
The centre of Orton is located at position 52.555° latitude and -2.19471° longitude.
Latitude | 52.555° |
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Longitude | -2.19471° |
The centre of Orton is located at the grid reference easting 386896 and northing 295258 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 386896 |
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Northing | 295258 |
Position of Orton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Orton to the centre of the town.
Position of Orton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Orton to the centre of the city.