Millom is a community and civil parish on the north shore of the tidewater of the River Duddon around 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) north of Barrow-in-Furness (nevertheless by road by means of the estuary the distance is 23 miles (37.0 kilometres)) and 26 miles (41.8 km) south of Whitehaven in southwest Cumbria, England. Millom was created as a new community, starting in 1866 and also subsumed the town of Holborn Hill. Developed around ironworks, the community expanded to a dimension of over 10,000 people by the 1960s, but has actually struggled because the jobs were closed in 1968. Culturally, Millom is remarkable as the native home of poet Norman Nicholson, and also as a major centre of amateur rugby league. The name is Cumbrian language for "At the mills". The town is accessible both by rail as well as by an A course road. Historically in Cumberland, the parish had a population of 7,829 in 2011 and also is split right into four wards, Holborn Hill, Newtown North, Newtown South and also Haverigg. Millom's economic situation is currently mainly based around retail, solutions and tourism. It is a relatively reduced wage location, with a great deal of people employed in knowledgeable trades such as structure, painting and also decorating. Numerous likewise operate in the service industry in hotels, bars and shops within the close-by Lake District national park. Greater wage centres are Barrow-in-Furness to the south and Sellafield to the north-west with travelling each means when driving or using the railway. There is additionally some travelling regarding Kendal.