ORTON, a market-town of the county of Westmoreland, in the east ward, 274 miles from London, and eight from Appleby. It has a market, which is held on Wednesday. Dr Burn, the author of the "Justice," and of some antiquarian local works, was long vicar of the parish church, a very large old building. The population in 1801 amounted to 1230, in 1811 to 1333, in 1821 to 1525, and in 1831 to 1501.