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Village in Cumbria, England
Human settlement in England
Murton
is a small village and
civil parish
in the
Eden District
of
Cumbria
, England. The parish had a population of 330 in 2001,
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rising to 360 at the 2011 Census.
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Settlements within the parish include the villages of
Hilton
,
Langton
,
Brackenber
and various small farms, houses and cottages. The town of
Appleby-in-Westmorland
is to the south-west.
Geography
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Murton is located 200 metres west of the foot of Murton Pike. The village covers an area roughly measuring 6.88ha. A small stream known as Murton Beck runs through the village and down Murton Gill (a small woodland on the west side of the village). The stream continues west through
Flakebridge
wood before joining up with
Keisley
Beck. A kilometre south of Murton lies
Hilton
village and the streams of Hilton Beck and Stannerstones Sike. 1.6 km to the east is
Brackenber
, which lies west of George Gill and Lycum Sike.
Murton Pike, to the west of Murton village, is 594 metres (1,949 ft) high and a
triangulation point
,
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it is a south-westerly outlier of
Murton Fell
, which rises to over 670 metres (2,200 ft) at two points.
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Parts of Murton Fell lie within the
British Army
’s
Warcop Training Area
.
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South of Murton Pike lies
Mickle Fell
and Roman Fell, both of which are also part of the Warcop Training Area.
History
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The settlement of Murton is hundreds of years old, dating from at least the 1300s.
Joan Blaeu
’s 1646 map, "Westmorlandia Comitatvs Anglice Westmorland" mentions a village by the name of "Morton" in the present area of Murton, a "Morton Pike" is also marked on the map.
Christopher Saxton
’s 1579 map marks "Morton" as well as a village known as "Helton" (probably referring to
Hilton
) and "Lanton". Murton Hall (marked as "Morton Hall" on past maps) is a grade II listed 14th century building located in the heart of Murton, it is believed that Murton Hall was one of if not the first settlement or building in Murton.
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