Millom is a community and civil parish on the north shore of the estuary of the River Duddon around 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) north of Barrow-in-Furness (nonetheless by road using the estuary the range is 23 miles (37.0 km)) and 26 miles (41.8 kilometres) south of Whitehaven in southwest Cumbria, England. Millom was built as a new town, beginning in 1866 and subsumed the village of Holborn Hill. Constructed around ironworks, the town grew to a dimension of over 10,000 individuals by the 1960s, but has actually battled considering that the works were closed in 1968. Culturally, Millom is significant as the birth place 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 class road. Historically in Cumberland, the parish 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 economy is currently mostly based around retail, services and tourism. It is a fairly reduced wage area, with a great deal of people employed in skilled trades such as building, paint and designing. Lots of likewise work in the service market in resorts, bars as well as shops within the neighboring Lake District national park. Higher wage centres are Barrow-in-Furness to the south and Sellafield to the north-west with travelling each means on the road or through the train. There is likewise some travelling regarding Kendal.