Orton Rigg

Orton Rigg
Orton Rigg
	Orton Rigg Location in the former Carlisle district Orton Rigg Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY328524
Civil parish	Orton;
Unitary authority	Cumberland;
Ceremonial county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA5
Dialling code	01228
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Carlisle;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°51′43″N 3°02′49″W / 54.862°N 3.047°W

Orton Rigg is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England.^[1]

Location

The hamlet is located south-west of the city of Carlisle and north of the village of Thursby. Other nearby settlements include the village of Great Orton and the hamlets of Little Orton, Baldwinholme, Nealhouse and Cardewless.

For transport there is the B5307 road, the A595 road, and the A596 road nearby. There is also the Carlisle railway station, which is on the Settle-Carlisle Line.