Orton
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Orton
Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 7 May 2012
A nuclear village with a tight centre, this was probably a Saxon settlement. Picture taken on the way to the chocolate shop. If breaking a journey on the M6, leave at Shap and get back on again at Tebay, a very slight detour.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.468293
Longitude
-2.58457