Murton, Cumbria

Murton

Murton Pike
Murton
 Murton shown within Cumbria
Population 360 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY7221
Civil parishMurton
DistrictEden
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town APPLEBY IN WESTMORLAND
Postcode district CA16
Dialling code 01768
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentPenrith and The Border
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Coordinates: 54°35′24″N 2°24′40″W / 54.590°N 2.411°W / 54.590; -2.411

Murton is a small village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 330,[1] increasing to 360 at the 2011 Census.[2] Settlements within the parish include the villages of Hilton, Langton, and Brackenber. The town of Appleby-in-Westmorland is to the south-west.

Murton Pike, to the north, is 594 metres (1,949 ft) high and a triangulation point,[3] it is a south-westerly outlier of Murton Fell, which rises to over 670 metres (2,200 ft) at two points.[4] Parts of Murton Fell lie within the Army's Warcop Training Area.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Eden Retrieved 26 October 2010
  2. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Murton Pike 54°36′07″N 2°24′41″W / 54.602052°N 2.411299°W
  4. ↑ Murton Fell 54°37′02″N 2°22′53″W / 54.617101°N 2.381473°W
  5. ↑ Walking in the North Pennines , Paddy Dillon , 1991 , "Warcop Range Section" , pp.71–82 google books preview
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