Orton Rigg is a
hamlet
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in the
City of Carlisle
The City of Carlisle ( , ) is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns ...
district of
Cumbria
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, England.
Location
The hamlet is located south-west of the city of
Carlisle
Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, Eden, River C ...
and north of the village of
Thursby
Thursby is a village in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. It is near to the city of Carlisle in North West England. Thursby was historically part of Cumberland.
History
Thursby lies on an old Roman road, 6 miles south of Carlisle. ...
. Other nearby settlements include the village of
Great Orton
Great Orton is a village in the parish of Orton, in the City of Carlisle district of the English county of Cumbria. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 453. Historically, the village is part of Cumberland.
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and the hamlets of
Little Orton, Cumbria
Little Orton is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria.
Little Orton is due west of the city of Carlisle and forms part of the civil parish of Orton. Orton Moss lies between Little Orton and Great Orton to its west.
See also
*Listed build ...
,
Baldwinholme,
Nealhouse and
Cardewless.
Transport
For transport there is the
B5307 road, the
A595 road
The A595 is a primary route in Cumbria, in Northern England that starts in Carlisle, passes through Whitehaven and goes close to Workington, Cockermouth and Wigton. It passes Sellafield and Ravenglass before ending at the Dalton-in-Furness by ...
, and the
A596 road
The A596 is a primary route in Cumbria, in northern England, that runs between Thursby ( north-east of Wigton) and Workington. For its entirety the A596 parallels the A595, and meets the A595 at both ends. The A596 begins its course at a rounda ...
nearby. There is also the
Carlisle railway station
Carlisle railway station, or Carlisle Citadel, is a Grade II* listed railway station serving the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It is on the West Coast Main Line, south-east of and north north-west of . It is the northern terminus of t ...
, which is on the
Settle-Carlisle Line.
References
{{Commons category, Orton Rigg
* http://www.francisfrith.com/orton-rigg/
Hamlets in Cumbria
City of Carlisle