Orton, Northamptonshire

Orton
Orton
	Former parish church of All Saints
	Orton Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid reference	SP8079
Civil parish	Orton;
Unitary authority	North Northamptonshire;
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Kettering
Postcode district	NN14
Dialling code	01536
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Kettering;
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

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.

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