Maryport is a town and civil parish in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it is located on the A596 road six miles north of Workington, and is the southernmost town on the Solway Firth. The town of Silloth lies twelve miles to the north on the B5300 coast road, which passes through the villages of Allonby, Mawbray, Beckfoot, and Blitterlees. The county town of Carlisle lies 28 miles to the north-east. Maryport railway station is on the Cumbrian Coast Line. The town is in the parliamentary constituency of Workington. Maryport lies at the northern end of the former Cumberland Coalfield.
Population: 9,854
Latitude: 54° 42' 51.62" N
Longitude: -3° 29' 42.32" W
Bassenthwaite Lake railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway between Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumbria, England. The station served the village of Dubwath. The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865…
The B5289 is a road in the Lake District, England.
Arthur's Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, near Ullswater. It is a subsidiary top on the ridge falling north from Loadpot Hill in the Far Eastern Fells.
Armboth Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, regarded by Alfred Wainwright as the centre of Lakeland. The fell is a domed plateau, three-quarters of a mile across, jutting out to the east of the Derwentwater-Thirlmere watershed, in the Borou…
The A594 is a main road in Cumbria, that runs between the A596 in Maryport and the A595 on the outskirts of Cockermouth.
Workington County Technical and Secondary School was a secondary school in Workington, Cumbria, England, from 1912 to 1984.
The Workington Opera House, or The Opera as it was known, is a purpose built theatre located in Workington, Cumbria, England.
Workington Bridge railway station was situated on the Cockermouth & Workington Railway.
Woodend is a village near Egremont, Cumbria, England. It formerly had a station on the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway but the station closed in 1947.
Whinlatter is a small fell in the north west of the English Lake District, just north of the Whinlatter Pass. It is easily climbed from the top of the Whinlatter Pass, through the Forestry Commission plantations. The Whinlatter Visitor's Centre, a p…
Westnewton is a small village and civil parish in the Allerdale District, in the county of Cumbria, England. The village of Westnewton is situated to the north-west of the Lake District, on the relatively flat plain half way between the Lake Distric…
Watch Hill is a small hill lying on the north-western fringe of the Lake District in England. The name Setmurthy Common is sometimes used (including by Alfred Wainwright in his book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland) to refer to the area including the …
Wandope (also known as Wanlope or Wandhope) is a fell in the north-western area of the English Lake District. It lies to the east of Crummock Water and south of Crag Hill.
Unthank is a village in the civil parish of Skelton, in Cumbria, England.
Ullock is a village in Cumbria, England, located at National Grid reference NY076239, approximately 5 miles (8 km) south west of Cockermouth and 5.4 miles (8.6 km) south east of Workington.
Swinside is a hill in the northwestern area of the English Lake District. It is small, wooded and surrounded by much bigger and more popular fells, meaning it is often overlooked.
Starling Dodd is a fell in the western part of the English Lake District, located between the valleys of Ennerdale and Buttermere, on the ridge between Great Borne to its west and Red Pike (Buttermere) to its east. Not visible from Buttermere and ro…
Stainton is a village in the parish of Dacre, in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a few miles away from the market town of Penrith. It is in the parish of Dacre, although it is bigger than Dacre. It also has a place of wors…