Egremont
Egremont is a market community, civil parish and 2 selecting wards (North and also South) in the District of Copeland in Cumbria, England, 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) south of Whitehaven and also on the River Ehen. Historically in Cumberland, the community, which lies at the foot of Uldale Valley and Dent Fell, has a lengthy industrial heritage including dyeing, weaving as well as iron ore mining. It had a population of 7,444 in 2001, boosting to 8,194 at the 2011 Census. The community's format today is much the same as at the time of Richard de Lucy around 1200 with its broad Main Street opening out right into the marketplace location. The remains of the Norman castle, integrated in the 12th century, are positioned at the southerly end of Main Street near the marketplace place. Egremont was given a charter for a market and yearly fair by King Henry III in 1266. The resulting yearly Crab Fair currently holds the World Gurning Championships. The modern economic situation is improved solutions, media as well as tourism, together with nuclear industry at Sellafield.
