Orton is a village and civil parish about 3 miles (5 km) west of Kettering, in North Northamptonshire, England.

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
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52.4076°N 0.8181°W / 52.4076; -0.8181

The villages name means 'Higher farm/settlement' or 'ridge farm/settlement'.[1]

References

Further reading

• 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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