Egremont
Egremont is a market community, civil parish as well as 2 electoral wards (North and also South) in the District of Copeland in Cumbria, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Whitehaven and also on the River Ehen. Historically in Cumberland, the community, which exists at the foot of Uldale Valley and also Dent Fell, has a lengthy industrial heritage consisting of dyeing, weaving and iron ore mining. It had a population of 7,444 in 2001, increasing to 8,194 at the 2011 Census. The town's design today is much the same as at the time of Richard de Lucy around 1200 with its wide Main Street opening out into the market place. The remains of the Norman castle, built in the 12th century, are situated at the southern end of Main Street near the marketplace place. Egremont was provided a charter for a market and annual reasonable by King Henry III in 1266. The resulting annual Crab Fair currently organizes the World Gurning Championships. The modern-day economy is built on solutions, media and also tourism, along with nuclear industry at Sellafield.
