Orton, Cambridgeshire
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Orton is a district of the City of Peterborough, England, United Kingdom. It is split into two wards, Orton Waterville and Orton Longueville.
Orton was designated the second township in the New Town expansion of Peterborough. It is composed of the ancient villages of Orton Waterville and Orton Longueville, and the newer developments of Orton Brimbles, Orton Southgate, Orton Wistow, Orton Malbourne, Orton Goldhay and most recently Orton Northgate.
In character with many New Towns the Ortons are characterised by extensive landscaping and tree planting. The A605 runs through the Ortons connecting Peterborough to the A1(M) London - Edinburgh road.
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[edit] Orton Brimbles
This is an area of mixed public and private sector housing dating almost entirely from the 1980s. Orton Brimbles contains the Ortons' first and only purpose built solar powered houses at Gostwick.
[edit] Orton Goldhay
Orton Goldhay was laid out from the mid 1970s by Peterborough Development Corporation as part of the second township for the city. The area is largely residential but contains the district shopping centre known as Orton Centre, and one of the Ortons' two secondary schools, Bushfield Community College. Much of the housing here was built for the public sector and originally housed overspill population from London.
[edit] Orton Longueville
Until the 1960s Orton Longueville was a village separated from Peterborough by open farmland. The 'village' contains many pre 20th century buildings including Orton Hall, once used as a prisoner of war camp during WWII (now a hotel), and several thatched cottages. There is still a village green and close by is a half mile long plantation of Redwood trees known as the 'Long Walk'.
[edit] Orton Malborne
Similar in character to Orton Goldhay, this area was also created from the mid 1970s and lies along the dedicated bus route leading into central Peterborough. There is a district shopping and community centre here known as Herlington.
[edit] Orton Northgate
The latest addition to 'the Ortons' and the fastest growing, Orton Northgate previously formed part of the East of England Showground site. Peterborough Business Park is situated here and was opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in the early 1990s.
[edit] Orton Southgate
Is mainly a business area containing offices and factories of Nokia, Telewest, NCR and others. It also contains a housing area which was built by Persimmon Homes around 1995.
[edit] Orton Waterville
One of the original 'Ortons', Orton Waterville also retains a village atmosphere and contains many thatched and stone built cottages and the 13th century parish church of St Mary's.
[edit] Orton Wistow
Orton Wistow was laid out during the 1980s by private developers, with the last developments being completed circa 1992. This development lies adjacent to the Country Park known as Ferry Meadows and the Nene Valley Railway
| Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | Unitary Authority | ||
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| Areas of the city | Historic county boundaries of Northamptonshire
Bretton | Dogsthorpe | Eastfield | Eastgate | Fengate | Fletton | Gunthorpe | Hampton | Longthorpe | Millfield | Netherton | Newark | New England | The Ortons | Parnwell | Paston | Ravensthorpe | Stanground | Walton | Werrington | West Town | Westwood | Woodston |
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| Villages in the district |
Ailsworth | Bainton | Barnack | Borough Fen | Castor | Deeping Gate | Etton | Eye | Glinton | Helpston | Marholm | Maxey | Newborough | Northborough | Peakirk | Southorpe | Sutton | Thorney | Thornhaugh | Ufford | Upton | Wansford | Wittering | Wothorpe |
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