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Orton Rigg Cumbria Map

Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West

Explore Orton Rigg, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Orton Rigg 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.

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Orton Rigg, Cumbria, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceOrton Rigg
Traditional CountyCumbria
Unitary AuthorityCumberland
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.862272
Longitude-3.047545
Place TypeHamlet

About Orton Rigg

Orton Rigg emerges from the Cumbrian plains as a cluster of quiet stonework held fast against the prevailing westerly winds. It lies 5.0 miles west-south-west of Carlisle (from Carlisle: bearing 245°T, OS grid NY 328 524), and is situated south of Great Orton village. The land here holds the damp, persistent chill of the Solway basin, where the horizon often blurs into a slate-grey wash of sky. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Nealhouse Beck trace a winding path through the fields, drawing the eye toward the low, hidden hollows of the landscape. To the north, the sprawling expanse of Orton Moss SSSI preserves a wilder, boggy character that resists the tidy geometry of the surrounding farmland. Orton Rigg maintains a singular, unbothered solitude, defined by the heavy, dark loam and the distant, rhythmic lowing of cattle. Sunlight here possesses a thin, sharp quality that illuminates the grit in the lane-side walls, casting long shadows across the pastures as the afternoon wanes. Life in Orton Rigg moves in accordance with the slow seasonal turning of the earth, far removed from the clamour of the nearby border city.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Nealhouse Beck (River) — 0.9 mi, 157° SSE
  • Watchtree Nature Reserve (Park) — 1.4 mi, 309° NW
  • Orton Moss Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 026° NNE · 64 ha
  • Oval Enclosure 180M Ne Of Great Orton (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 034° NE
  • Rectangular Enclosures 95Yds (85M) N Of Sceughmire (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 047° NE
  • Whinnow Beck (River) — 2.2 mi, 238° WSW
  • Knox Wood Wildlife Centre (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.2 mi, 251° WSW
  • Thurstonfield Lough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 347° NNW · 18 ha
  • Sowerby Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.4 mi, 096° E
  • Knox Hills (Hill / Mountain) — 2.4 mi, 255° WSW
  • Settlement 500Yds (460M) Se Of Cardew Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 140° SE · 2 ha
  • Cumberland Bird Of Prey Centre (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 350° N
  • The Green (Park) — 2.9 mi, 312° NW
  • Jacob's Gill (Valley) — 2.9 mi, 196° SSW
  • Moorthwaite Lough (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 221° SW
  • Nowtler Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.4 mi, 036° NE
  • Greenwood House Folly (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 230° SW
  • Dalston Road Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.0 mi, 074° ENE · 28 ha
  • Cummersdale Bay (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.1 mi, 091° E
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.1 mi, 086° E
  • Cracker Packers (Public Artwork) — 4.6 mi, 061° ENE
  • Carlisle Castle (Castle) — 4.8 mi, 060° ENE
  • Tullie House (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 062° ENE
  • Cumbria's Museum of Military Life (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 060° ENE
  • Guildhall Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 063° ENE
  • Vue Carlisle (Cinema) — 5.0 mi, 067° ENE
  • William, 1st Earl of Lonsdale Statue (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 066° ENE
  • The Old Fire Station (Theatre) — 5.0 mi, 061° ENE
  • Burgh Marsh (Wetland) — 5.1 mi, 348° NNW
  • The John Peel Theatre (Theatre) — 5.1 mi, 241° WSW

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About This Orton Rigg Map Page

Explore Orton Rigg, 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: 54.862272, -3.047545. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.