Orton, Northamptonshire
Appearance
Orton | |
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Former parish church of All Saints | |
Location within Northamptonshire | |
OS grid reference | SP8079 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Kettering |
Postcode district | NN14 |
Dialling code | 01536 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Loddington Parish Council |
Orton is a village and civil parish about 3 miles (5 km) west of Kettering, in North Northamptonshire, England.
The villages name means 'Higher farm/settlement' or 'ridge farm/settlement'.[1]
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1973) [1961]. Northamptonshire. The Buildings of England (2nd ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 361. ISBN 0-14-071022-1.
- RCHME, ed. (1979). An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire. Vol. 2, Archaeological Sites in Central Northamptonshire. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. p. 120.