Millom is a town and civil parish on the north coast of the tidewater of the River Duddon around 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Barrow-in-Furness (nevertheless by road using the tidewater the distance is 23 miles (37.0 kilometres)) and also 26 miles (41.8 kilometres) south of Whitehaven in southwest Cumbria, England. Millom was constructed as a brand-new town, starting in 1866 as well as subsumed the village of Holborn Hill. Developed around ironworks, the town grew to a size of over 10,000 people by the 1960s, yet has struggled given that the works were enclosed 1968. Culturally, Millom is significant as the birthplace of poet Norman Nicholson, and also as a significant centre of amateur rugby league. The name is Cumbrian dialect for "At the mills". The community comes both by rail and also by an A course roadway. Historically in Cumberland, the parish had a population of 7,829 in 2011 as well as is separated right into 4 wards, Holborn Hill, Newtown North, Newtown South and Haverigg. Millom's economy is currently mostly based around retail, solutions and tourist. It is a relatively reduced wage area, with a great deal of people used in skilled professions such as structure, painting as well as designing. Several likewise operate in the service sector in resorts, pubs and stores within the close-by Lake District national park. Greater wage centres are Barrow-in-Furness to the south and also Sellafield to the north-west with commuting each way on the road or using the railway. There is also some commuting as for Kendal.