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Murton, Cumbria

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Population
  
360 (2011)

Civil parish
  
Murton

Country
  
England

Shire county
  
Cumbria

Dialling code
  
01768

OS grid reference
  
NY7221

Region
  
North West

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

District
  
Eden District

UK parliament constituency
  
Penrith and The Border

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Murton is a small village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 330, increasing to 360 at the 2011 Census. Settlements within the parish include the villages of Hilton, Langton, and Brackenber. The town of Appleby-in-Westmorland is to the south-west.

Map of Murton, Appleby-in-Westmorland, UK

Murton Pike, to the north, is 594 metres (1,949 ft) high and a triangulation point, it is a south-westerly outlier of Murton Fell, which rises to over 670 metres (2,200 ft) at two points. Parts of Murton Fell lie within the Army's Warcop Training Area.

References

Murton, Cumbria Wikipedia