Orton
Orton is a suburb of the City of Peterborough, in Cambridgeshire, England, about 3 miles south west of Peterborough city centre to the south of the River Nene.Photo: Chris Stafford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Katie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Peterborough, in Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Orton, Peterborough”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Mary and Christ Church.
Ferry Meadows railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Skuce, Public domain.
Overton is a station on the Nene Valley Railway between Wansford and Orton Mere. It was originally named Ferry Meadows, the name change being made in 2017.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longthorpe and Hampton.
Longthorpe
Suburb
Longthorpe is an area of the city of Peterborough, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. Located two miles west from the city centre, the area covers 1,390 acres. Longthorpe is situated 1½ miles north of Orton.
Hampton
Suburb
Hampton is a developing township to the south of Peterborough, in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. Hampton is situated 1½ miles southeast of Orton.
Old Fletton Urban District
Suburb
Old Fletton was an urban district in the county of Huntingdonshire and then Huntingdon and Peterborough. The urban district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and now forms part of the city of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. Old Fletton Urban District is situated 2½ miles east of Orton.
Orton
- Category: locality
- Location: Orton Waterville, Peterborough, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.54845° or 52° 32′ 54″ northLongitude
-0.29433° or 0° 17′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C4XGPX4+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 13392615399OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q7105082
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In Other Languages
“Orton” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Orton”
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