Millom is a community as well as civil parish on the north coast of the estuary of the River Duddon around 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Barrow-in-Furness (nevertheless by road through the tidewater the range is 23 miles (37.0 km)) and 26 miles (41.8 kilometres) south of Whitehaven in southwest Cumbria, England. Millom was constructed as a new community, beginning in 1866 and subsumed the town of Holborn Hill. Built around ironworks, the community expanded to a dimension of over 10,000 people by the 1960s, however has had a hard time considering that the works were enclosed 1968. Culturally, Millom is significant as the birthplace of poet Norman Nicholson, and also as a major centre of amateur rugby league. The name is Cumbrian language for "At the mills". The community comes both by rail and also by an A course road. Historically in Cumberland, the church had a population of 7,829 in 2011 and is split into 4 wards, Holborn Hill, Newtown North, Newtown South as well as Haverigg. Millom's economic climate is currently mainly based around retail, solutions and tourist. It is a relatively low wage location, with a great deal of individuals used in knowledgeable professions such as structure, paint as well as decorating. Many also operate in the service market in resorts, clubs as well as stores within the nearby Lake District national park. Greater wage centres are Barrow-in-Furness to the south as well as Sellafield to the north-west with travelling each way when traveling or by means of the railway. There is likewise some commuting as for Kendal.