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 kilometres) north of Barrow-in-Furness (nevertheless by road through the tidewater the distance is 23 miles (37.0 kilometres)) and also 26 miles (41.8 km) south of Whitehaven in southwest Cumbria, England. Millom was built as a new community, beginning in 1866 as well as subsumed the town of Holborn Hill. Constructed around ironworks, the town grew to a size of over 10,000 people by the 1960s, however has struggled given that the jobs were closed in 1968. Culturally, Millom is notable as the native home of poet Norman Nicholson, and also as a major 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 also is split right into four wards, Holborn Hill, Newtown North, Newtown South and Haverigg. Millom's economic situation is currently generally based around retail, services and also tourism. It is a relatively low wage area, with a great deal of people utilized in proficient trades such as building, paint and also decorating. Lots of also operate in the service industry in resorts, clubs and shops 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 travelling each means on the road or via the railway. There is additionally some commuting as for Kendal.