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Orton (Carlisle)
Orton est une paroisse civile de Cumbria, située dans le nord-ouest de l'Angleterre.
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Orton, Cumberland
Orton is a civil parish in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. The parish includes the settlements of Baldwinholme, Great Orton, Little Orton, Orton Rigg and Woodhouses. In 2011 the parish had a population of 453. The parish touches Aikton, Beaumont, Burgh By Sands, Cummersdale, Dalston, Kirkbampton and Thursby. There are 12 listed buildings in Orton.
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Orton Moss
Orton Moss is a Site of Special Scientific Interest located west of the city of Carlisle in northwest England.
Orton Moss is a former raised mire and divided into strips and fields which would traditionally have been used for peat cutting and grazing. Formerly noted for its butterflies, it was once the homes of the wood white, (Leptidea sinapis), the large heath, (Coenonympha tullia) and the marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia). Most fields are now abandoned causing an increase in woodland cover and these species have disappeared.
Part is maintained as wet meadow by annual mowing or grazing and devil's-bit scabious, knapweed, meadowsweet and wild angelica are abundant. Small remnants of raised mire vegetation including sphagnum moss, bog rosemary and royal fern.
Birds to be seen are willow tits, woodcock, great spotted woodpeckers and willow warblers.
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Great Orton
Great Orton is a village in the civil parish of Orton, in the Cumberland district of the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 453. Historically, the village is part of Cumberland. From 1974 to 2023 it was in Carlisle district.
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Orton Rigg
Orton Rigg is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England.
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Moorhouse, Cumbria
Moorhouse is a village on the B5307 road in the civil parish of Burgh by Sands in the English county of Cumbria. It is near the city of Carlisle. In 1870–72 the township had a population of 306. It has a pub called 'The Royal Oak Inn'.