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Where is Orton Rigg?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Orton Rigg in?

Orton Rigg 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 Orton Rigg in Cumbria?

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

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

What is the postcode for Orton Rigg?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Orton Rigg is CA5 6LL.

Where is Orton Rigg in CA5?

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.

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

What is the post town for Orton Rigg?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Orton Rigg?

The centre of Orton Rigg is located at position 54.86227° latitude and -3.04755° longitude.

Latitude54.86227°
Longitude-3.04755°

What is the easting and northing of Orton Rigg?

The centre of Orton Rigg is located at the grid reference easting 332858 and northing 552446 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting332858
Northing552446

What are the nearest towns to Orton Rigg?

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

north-east
5m
Orton Rigg is 5 miles north-east of Wigton
south
11m
Orton Rigg is 11 miles south of Longtown
south-east
12m
Orton Rigg is 12 miles south-east of Annan
north-east
13m
Orton Rigg is 13 miles north-east of Aspatria
east
14m
Orton Rigg is 14 miles east of Silloth
south-west
14m
Orton Rigg is 14 miles south-west of Brampton
north-west
18m
Orton Rigg is 18 miles north-west of Penrith
north
18m
Orton Rigg is 18 miles north of Keswick
north-east
19m
Orton Rigg is 19 miles north-east of Cockermouth
south
20m
Orton Rigg is 20 miles south of Langholm

What are the nearest cities to Orton Rigg?

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

south-west
5m
Orton Rigg is 5 miles south-west of Carlisle
north
57m
Orton Rigg is 57 miles north of Lancaster
west
58m
Orton Rigg is 58 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
59m
Orton Rigg is 59 miles west of Durham
west
66m
Orton Rigg is 66 miles west of Sunderland
south
76m
Orton Rigg is 76 miles south of Edinburgh
north
77m
Orton Rigg is 77 miles north of Preston
north-west
79m
Orton Rigg is 79 miles north-west of Ripon
south-east
84m
Orton Rigg is 84 miles south-east of Glasgow
south
85m
Orton Rigg is 85 miles south of Dunfermline