Lorton

Lorton is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The village is in two parts: Low Lorton and High Lorton, with the parish church of St Cuthbert standing between them.

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Village with 253 residents
Description: civil parish in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Lorton, Cumbria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Graystones and Fellbarrow.

Graystones

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Graystones is a fell in the English Lake District. It lies in the North Western Fells region and is one of the peaks on the ridge which encircles the valley of Aiken Beck. Graystones is situated 1½ miles east of Lorton.

Fellbarrow

Peak

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Fellbarrow is a low hill in the north west of the English Lake District. It is not far from the town of Cockermouth, near to Loweswater and can most easily be climbed from Low Lorton or Thackthwaite. Fellbarrow is situated 1½ miles southwest of Lorton.

Low Fell

Peak

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Low Fell is a fell in the English Lake District. It overlooks the lake of Loweswater to the south and to the north is bordered by its neighbour Fellbarrow. Low Fell is situated 2½ miles southwest of Lorton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Armaside and Thackthwaite.

Armaside

Locality

Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Armaside is an agricultural village in Cumbria, England, situated north of Low Lorton, south west of the River Cocker, and south east from Cockermouth - grid reference NY151275.

Thackthwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thackthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, from which hikers can climb Low Fell and Fellbarrow. The place-name contains thwaite. A second place called Thackthwaite is located just to the north of Little Mell Fell, at.