Murton, Cumbria

Murton, Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°35′24″N 2°24′40″W / 54.590°N 2.411°W / 54.590; -2.411

Murton
Hilton - geograph.org.uk - 19141.jpg
Murton Pike
Murton is located in Cumbria
Murton

 Murton shown within Cumbria
Population 330 (2001)
OS grid reference NY7221
Parish Murton
District Eden
Shire county Cumbria
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town APPLEBY IN WESTMORLAND
Postcode district CA16
Dialling code 01768
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Penrith and The Border
List of places: UK • England • Cumbria

Murton is a small village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 330.[1] Settlements within the parish include the villages of Hilton, Langton, and Brackenber. The town of Appleby-in-Westmorland is to the south west.

Murton Pike, to the north, is 594 metres (1,949 ft) high and a triangulation point[2], it is a south westerly outlyer of Murton Fell, which rises to over 670 metres (2,200 ft) at two points.[3] Parts of Murton Fell lie within the Warcop Army Training area.[4]

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