Towns near Great Orton
Wiggonby (2 Miles)*
Thursby (2 Miles)*
Thursby is a quiet village of agricultural origins, 6 miles South West of Carlisle. While the Romans travelled through at an earlier date, Thursby is named after the Viking god Thor (pórr) and a temple was said to have been dedicated to him
Belle Vue (3 Miles)*
Kirkandrews upon Eden (3 Miles)*
Aikton (3 Miles)*
Burgh by Sands (3 Miles)*
Dalston (3 Miles)*
Beaumont (4 Miles)*
Fingland (4 Miles)*
Drumburgh (5 Miles)*
Cummersdale (5 Miles)*
Carlisle (5 Miles)*
Over 2000 years of turbulent history has made the city what it is today. From the mystical King Arthur, to the far reaching influence of the Romans, whose mighty Emperor Hadrian had the border wall constructed to keep out the “barbarians” from the North.
Stanwix (5 Miles)*
Oulton (5 Miles)*
Wigton (5 Miles)*
Wigton is the bustling and thriving centre of the Solway Plain, situated between the Caldbeck Fells and the Solway coast. The Market town of Wigton is an ancient settlement and evolved from a pre-medieval street plan.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.


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