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Little Orton, Orton N
Little Orton
civil parish:-   Orton N (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY35265512 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY3555
10Km square:-   NY35

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 23 5) 
placename:-  Little Orton
placename:-  Orton, Little
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Little Orton
placename:-  Orton, Little
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
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"Little Orton"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

places:-  
NY35475513 Butts Lane (Orton N)
NY34875523 Tempest Tower (Orton N) L
NY35385505 Tom Bridge (Orton N)
NY35095518 West Farm (Orton N)
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