Orton Rigg is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles south-west of the major city of Carlisle, 76 miles south of Edinburgh, 234 miles north of Cardiff, and 261 miles north-west of London. Orton Rigg lies seven miles south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Orton Rigg falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA5 postcode district. The post town for Orton Rigg is Carlisle.
Orton Rigg 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 |
Orton Rigg 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 Orton Rigg is CA5 6LL.
Orton Rigg is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA5 postcode district.
The post town for Orton Rigg is Carlisle. Orton Rigg is in the CA5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.
The centre of Orton Rigg is located at position 54.86227° latitude and -3.04755° longitude.
Latitude | 54.86227° |
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Longitude | -3.04755° |
The centre of Orton Rigg is located at the grid reference easting 332858 and northing 552446 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 332858 |
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Northing | 552446 |
Position of Orton Rigg relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Orton Rigg to the centre of the town.
Position of Orton Rigg relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Orton Rigg to the centre of the city.