Hutton, Cumbria

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Hutton is a small parish about 6 miles west of Penrith, Cumbria.

In the parish is the small mansion and former pele tower of Hutton John the seat of the Huddleston family.

The parish was created in 1934 from the merger of Hutton John and Hutton Soil parishes both of which were formerly part of the original ecclesiastical and civil parish of Greystoke.

The civil parish of Hutton also includes the larger village of Penruddock and the hamlets of Troutbeck and Beckces. The Whitbarrow holiday village is also within the parish.

Administratively Hutton forms part of the Eden district.