Lorton, Cumbria
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 The Parish Church of St. Cuthbert, Lorton |
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| Lorton shown within Cumbria | |
| Population | 256 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | NY1602623548 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cockermouth |
| Postcode district | CA13 |
| Dialling code | 01900 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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Lorton is a village in the district of Allerdale, in the English county of Cumbria. Lorton is made up of two small villages – Low Lorton and High Lorton, both of which are nestled at the northern end of the Vale of Lorton surrounded by the mountains such as Grasmoor, Hopegill Head and Whiteside. The village is approximately 4 miles away from Cockermouth, which offers access to the A66 road. Other nearby settlements include Loweswater and Brigham.
Lorton is relatively untouched by tourism, although many tourists pass through on the way to the Buttermere valley. Nevertheless, there are a number of hill walks available from Lorton, for instance Hopegill Head can be climbed from High Lorton and Fellbarrow can be climbed from Low Lorton. Tourists are also encouraged to visit the 12th century St. Cuthbert's Church and the 1663 pele tower, which is, however, not open to public. Lorton's Yew Tree remains the village's only tourist attraction.
The Whinlatter Pass road connects Lorton with Braithwaite, and the main road passing through Lorton links Cockermouth with Buttermere and Loweswater.
The village consists of 114 households in total with a total area of 5,501 acres Lorton also has a small primary school, a church (St. Cuthbert's 12th century Church), a post office and a tennis club. An award-winning public house "The Wheatsheaf Inn" is also present at the village, with the owners having run the inn for more than 10 years. It has achieved notable awards in Food Safety. The village also had a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA, named after it.
Of the word 'Lorton', " the 2nd el[ement] is clearly OE 'tūn' 'farmstead, village'. The 1st is enigmatic, but Ekwall's suggestion in 'DEPN' of a river name ON 'Hlóra' 'roaring', paralleled in the Norw[ergian] 'Lora', is attractive. " The roaring could refer either to the Whit Beck or the River Cocker. (OE=Old English; ON=Old Norse).
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