Lorton
Lorton is a locality in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. Lorton is situated nearby to the locality Scales, as well as near Hopebeck.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whinlatter and Graystones.
Whinlatter
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whinlatter is a small fell in the north west of the English Lake District, just north of the Whinlatter Pass. It is easily climbed from the top of the Whinlatter Pass, through the Forestry England plantations.
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.
Whinlatter Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Whinlatter Pass is a mountain pass in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It is located on the B5292 road linking Braithwaite, to the west of Keswick, with High Lorton to the south of Cockermouth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lorton and Brackenthwaite.
Lorton
Village
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Brackenthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brackenthwaite is a hamlet in the parish of Buttermere, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated some 6 miles south of Cockermouth. It lies within the Lake District National Park. Brackenthwaite is situated 2 miles southwest of Lorton.
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.
Lorton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.6144° or 54° 36′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.2779° or 3° 16′ 41″ westElevation
919 feet (280 metres)Open location code
9C6RJP7C+PRGeoNames ID
7296393
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