M6 motorway from the beginning of A14 in Catthorpe near Rugby in central England, passes between Coventry, Bedworth and Nuneaton, through Birmingham, Walsall and Stafford and near the smaller cities of Wolverhampton and Stoke-on-Trent. The motorway has major junctions with the M55 at Junction 32, north of Preston ending just before Blackpool, the M65 at Junction 29, south of Preston, towards Blackburn and then Burnley, the M56 and M62 at Warrington, giving access to Chester, Manchester and Liverpool. The M6 then heads north past Wigan, Preston and Lancaster. After the latter two cities it passes through Cumbria with some parts very close
Orton, Eden Orton, Eden Orton is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies south of Penrith, Cumbria, from Appleby-in-Westmorland and from the M6 motorway, near to the Lake District. It is set at the foot of Orton Scar in the upper Lune Valley. Just a few miles over the Scar is the Eden valley. Historically it was part of the county of Westmorland but is now in the Eden District of Cumbria. Orton Scar is renowned for its beautiful limestone pavements and also the views. From its summit you can see Blackpool Tower on a clear day, the A66