Millom
Millom is a community and also civil parish on the north coast of the estuary of the River Duddon around 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Barrow-in-Furness (nonetheless by road by means of the tidewater the distance is 23 miles (37.0 km)) and 26 miles (41.8 km) south of Whitehaven in southwest Cumbria, England. Millom was created as a brand-new town, beginning in 1866 and subsumed the village of Holborn Hill. Built around ironworks, the town expanded to a size of over 10,000 people by the 1960s, but has had a hard time since the works were closed in 1968. Culturally, Millom is notable as the birth place of poet Norman Nicholson, and as a major centre of amateur rugby league. The name is Cumbrian dialect for "At the mills". The community comes both by rail and by an A course road. Historically in Cumberland, the parish had a population of 7,829 in 2011 and also is divided right into 4 wards, Holborn Hill, Newtown North, Newtown South and Haverigg. Millom's economic climate is currently mostly based around retail, services and tourism. It is a fairly reduced wage location, with a lot of individuals employed in skilled professions such as building, painting and decorating. Several also operate in the service market in hotels, bars and also shops within the neighboring Lake District national park. Higher wage centres are Barrow-in-Furness to the south and also Sellafield to the north-west with commuting each means on the road or by means of the railway. There is also some commuting as far as Kendal.