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Where is Little Orton?

Little Orton is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 74 miles south of Edinburgh, 236 miles north of Cardiff, and 262 miles north-west of London. Little Orton lies six miles south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Little Orton falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA5 postcode district. The post town for Little Orton is Carlisle.

Little Orton on a map

Map showing extent of Little Orton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Little Orton
Map showing location of Little Orton within the UK
Location of Little Orton within the UK

Which county is Little Orton in?

Little Orton is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyCumberland
Administrative CountyCumberland

Where is Little Orton in Cumbria?

Little Orton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Little Orton within Cumbria
Location of Little Orton within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Little Orton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Little Orton is CA5 6EP.

Where is Little Orton in CA5?

Little 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.

Map showing location of Little Orton within CA5
Location of Little Orton within CA5

What is the post town for Little Orton?

The post town for Little Orton is Carlisle. Little Orton is in the CA5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Little Orton?

The centre of Little Orton is located at position 54.88681° latitude and -3.01395° longitude.

Latitude54.88681°
Longitude-3.01395°

What is the easting and northing of Little Orton?

The centre of Little Orton is located at the grid reference easting 335054 and northing 555145 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting335054
Northing555145

What are the nearest towns to Little Orton?

Position of Little Orton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Little Orton to the centre of the town.

north-east
7m
Little Orton is 7 miles north-east of Wigton
south
9m
Little Orton is 9 miles south of Longtown
west
12m
Little Orton is 12 miles west of Brampton
south-east
12m
Little Orton is 12 miles south-east of Annan
east
15m
Little Orton is 15 miles east of Silloth
north-east
15m
Little Orton is 15 miles north-east of Aspatria
south
18m
Little Orton is 18 miles south of Langholm
north-west
18m
Little Orton is 18 miles north-west of Penrith
north
20m
Little Orton is 20 miles north of Keswick
north-east
21m
Little Orton is 21 miles north-east of Cockermouth

What are the nearest cities to Little Orton?

Position of Little Orton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Little Orton to the centre of the city.

west
3m
Little Orton is 3 miles west of Carlisle
west
56m
Little Orton is 56 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
58m
Little Orton is 58 miles west of Durham
north
58m
Little Orton is 58 miles north of Lancaster
west
65m
Little Orton is 65 miles west of Sunderland
south
74m
Little Orton is 74 miles south of Edinburgh
north
79m
Little Orton is 79 miles north of Preston
north-west
79m
Little Orton is 79 miles north-west of Ripon
south-east
83m
Little Orton is 83 miles south-east of Glasgow
south
84m
Little Orton is 84 miles south of Dunfermline