Murton, Cumbria
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Coordinates: 54°35′24″N 2°24′40″W / 54.590°N 2.411°W
| Murton | |
 Murton Pike |
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  Murton Murton shown within Cumbria | |
| Population | 330 (2001) |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | NY7221 |
| Civil parish | Murton |
| District | Eden |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United 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 Parliament | Penrith and The Border |
Murton is a small village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 330.[1] 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,[2] it is a south westerly outlyer of Murton Fell, which rises to over 670 metres (2,200 ft) at two points.[3] Parts of Murton Fell lie within the Army's Warcop Training Area.[4]
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Eden Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ↑ Murton Pike 54°36′07″N 2°24′41″W / 54.602052°N 2.411299°W
- ↑ Murton Fell 54°37′02″N 2°22′53″W / 54.617101°N 2.381473°W
- ↑ Walking in the North Pennines , Paddy Dillon , 1991 , "Warcop Range Section" , pp.71-82 google books preview
External links
- The Pennine Villages of the Eden Valley, and the North Pennines www.visitcumbria.com
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