Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Little Orton, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Little Orton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Little Orton |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.886813 |
| Longitude | -3.013948 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Little Orton rests quietly in Cumbria, a place where the sky seems to stretch further than elsewhere. It lies 5.2 km west of Carlisle (from Carlisle: bearing 263°T, OS grid NY 350 551), and is situated south-east of Moorhouse village. The land around Little Orton breathes a gentle, rolling character, unfurling towards the wider plains. A particular quality of light often graces this corner of England, softening the edges of the fields and lending a pearlescent sheen to the distant fells. Historically, Little Orton would have been a place of agricultural endeavour, its fortunes tied to the fertile soil and the changing seasons. The air here carries a subtle, earthy scent, a constant reminder of the farming that has shaped its landscape for generations.
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Explore Little Orton, Cumbria, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.886813, -3.013948. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |