Raisbeck is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton

Orton, Eden

Orton is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, south of Penrith, Cumbria, from Appleby-in-Westmorland, the M6 motorway near to the Lake District. It is set at the foot of Orton Scar in the upper Lune Valley...

, in the Eden

Eden, Cumbria

Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Penrith. It is named after the River Eden which flows north through the district toward Carlisle....

 district, in the county of Cumbria

Cumbria

Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The surname Raisbeck originates from the hamlet. The name of the hamlet derives from Hrridarr, a personal name and beck, a stream or river, the surname is used by people such as Alex Raisbeck

Alex Raisbeck

Alexander "Alex" Galloway Raisbeck was a Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, leading them to two Football League Championships.-Life and playing career:...

, Rosina Raisbeck

Rosina Raisbeck

Phyllis Rosina Raisbeck MBE was an Australian opera and concert mezzo-soprano singer. Her fine voice was basically a dramatic mezzo, with a warm middle register supporting strong top notes....

 and Bill Raisbeck

Bill Raisbeck

William M. "Bill" Raisbeck was a Scottish professional association football player at the turn of the twentieth century.Born in Wallacetown, South Ayrshire, he began his career with Larkhall Thistle before going on to Hibernian and Clyde...

. There is also the smaller hamlet of Sunbiggin

Sunbiggin

Sunbiggin is a hamlet in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria.- Transport :For transport there is the M6 motorway, A685 road, B6260 road and B6261 road nearby. It has a tarn called Sunbiggin Tarn.- References :...

nearby.