Lorton (Cumbria)
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 37 ′ N , 3 ° 16 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 301 (as of 2011) | ||
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| Post town | Cockermouth | ||
| ZIP code section | CA13 | ||
| prefix | 01900 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | North West England | ||
| Shire county | Cumbria | ||
| District | Allerdale | ||
| Civil Parish | Lorton | ||
| British Parliament | Copeland | ||
Lorton is a municipality in the Borough of Allerdale the county of Cumbria in England .
geography
The administrative unit is located in the Lake District between Cockermouth and Keswick . Neighboring towns are Embleton in the north, Wythop in the northeast, Above Derwent in the southeast, Buttermere in the south, Loweswater in the southwest and Blindbothel in the west.
literature
- Ron George: A Cumberland valley - a history of the parish of Lorton . Bovate Publications, Hertford 2003, ISBN 0-9733239-0-6 (English).
Web links
Commons : Lorton - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Lorton (High and Low) on thecumbriadirectory.com (English)
- Lorton on cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk (English)
- Lorton on visionofbritain.org.uk (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Parish Profiles - Parish to Ward Population Lookup Table - Census 2011, accessed March 4, 2020.