32-454: Egremont may refer to: Places [ edit ] Egremont, Cumbria , England Egremont, Merseyside , England Egremont, Massachusetts , United States Egremont, Alberta , Canada Other uses [ edit ] Earl of Egremont Egremont Street - short lived name for portion of Queen Street in Toronto Topics referred to by
64-482: A castle, several churches, two supermarkets and a market selling a variety of goods held every Friday. It has had a brass band since 1904. The band aims to promote brass band music in the local area. The town has one secondary school, West Lakes Academy , and four primary schools, which are Bookwell, Orgill and Thornhill primary schools, plus St Bridget's Catholic Primary School. It has an active public and community arts programme, called Creative Egremont. The town
96-549: A fort on the site of Egremont Castle around the end of the first millennium AD. When William Rufus extended Norman rule into Cumbria in around 1092, control of the area was given to Ivo Taillebois , who was married to Lucy of Bolingbroke , heiress of extensive lands in Lincolnshire . When Ivo died in 1094, this authority passed to Lucy's second husband Roger fitz Gerold de Roumare, who survived for only two more years, then to her third husband Ranulph le Meschines. On his becoming
128-510: A full service. Bus services 6 and X6 link Egremont to Seascale , Gosforth and towns south of Egremont. There is one other bus service operated by Stagecoach that links to Whitehaven, Workington and Maryport (30). The A595 bypasses Egremont, which gives strong links to Sellafield to the south and to the north, Whitehaven and Workington. Egremont has Egremont Castle , Florence Mine, Hartley's Ice Cream, Lowes Court Gallery, various walks, Clint's Quarry (SSSI) and cycle paths. Egremont has
160-458: A parade, while sports such as Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling are held on a field nearby. The fair's origins go back to 1267, and it is claimed to be one of the oldest fairs in the world. The Lord of Egremont started a tradition of giving away crab apples , from where the fair gets its name. The Crab Fair was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . It was scheduled for
192-602: A vital part as a supply base during the Welsh Wars (1275–84) , so the separate organisation of a county palatine was preserved. This continued until the time of King Henry VIII . Since 1301, the Earldom of Chester has always been conferred on the Princes of Wales. Briefly promoted to a principality in 1398 by King Richard II , who titled himself "Prince of Chester", it was reduced to an earldom again in 1399 by King Henry IV . Whereas
224-511: Is John Max Henry Scawen Wyndham , Baron Egremont and Baron Leconfield , who lives in the family home, one of the earliest Percy possessions: Petworth House in West Sussex. The dowager Lady Egremont, Pamela, lived at Cockermouth Castle until her death in 2013. In about 1300, the town was established much as it is seen today, surrounded by agricultural lands. In 1322, Robert the Bruce attacked
256-540: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Egremont, Cumbria Egremont / ˈ ɛ ɡ r ə m ə n t / is a market town , civil parish and two electoral wards in Cumbria , England, and historically part of Cumberland . It is situated just outside the Lake District National Park , five miles (eight kilometres) south of Whitehaven and on
288-566: Is home to Florence Arts Centre, based at the nearby Florence Mine (now disused), which has a programme of live events - gigs, theatre and stand-up comedy - and an art gallery. There is a studio on-site for the Florence Paintmakers, a co-operative of artists who use the local iron ore pigment to make oil and watercolour paints, pastels and other art materials. Egremont also has a dedicated town freesheet, published by Egremont & District Labour Party and delivered to thousands of addresses in
320-866: Is within the Copeland UK Parliamentary constituency . Trudy Harrison is the Conservative Member of parliament . Before Brexit , it was in the North West England European Parliamentary Constituency. For local government purposes, it is in the Cumberland unitary authority . Egremont has its own Parish Council , Egremont Town Council, which is based in the Market Hall offices. Manufacturing industries have declined but service, new media and tourism industries have taken their place. Egremont's Florence Mine
352-560: The Earl of Chester , his estates were returned to the Crown towards paying for the earldom. Around 1120, Henry I gave the Barony of Copeland to Ranulph's son William who made his home at Egremont and began to build the castle, which took approximately 150 years to complete. The Barony was inherited by William's son Ranulph . With Ranulph having no male heir, the Barony passed to his sister Alice, who married
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#1732852714535384-605: The Norman castle, built in the 12th century, are situated at the southern end of Main Street near the market place. Egremont was granted a charter for a market and annual fair by King Henry III in 1266. The resulting annual Crab Fair now hosts the World Gurning Championships. The modern economy is based around the nuclear industry at Sellafield . Egremont pre-dates the Norman conquest . The Danes first established
416-465: The River Ehen . The town, which lies at the foot of Uldale Valley and Dent Fell , has a long industrial heritage including dyeing, weaving and iron ore mining. It had a population of 7,444 in 2001, increasing to 8,194 at the 2011 Census. The town's layout today is much the same as at the time of Richard de Lucy around 1200 with its wide Main Street opening out into the market place. The remains of
448-420: The Barony of Copeland and again, the castle had a lord in residence. Around 1205, the tale of Grunwilda was told; she was the wife of Richard de Lucy and was killed by a wolf on a hunting trip; this tale is recounted in the poem "The Woeful Chase". Again leaving no male heir, Richard died and the superstition began that no male heir should inherit Egremont Castle because of the conduct of the forefathers. Egremont
480-520: The County Palatinate of Chester is shown by the survival of Chester Herald in the College of Arms for some six hundred years. The office has anciently been nominally under the jurisdiction of Norroy King of Arms . In the year 1377, the revenues of the Earldom were recorded as follows: Total income was £418 1 2 3/4 from Cheshire and £181 6 0 from Flintshire. (dates above are approximate) (There
512-481: The Florence Mine closed in 2007. Around the early 17th century, agricultural lime was mined at Clints Quarry, with more heavy duty mining being undertaken to supply the iron and ore industry in the mid 19th century, finally ending in 1930. Clints Quarry (now a Site of Special Scientific Interest ) can be found just north of Egremont town. In 1950, Rowntrees built a chocolate crumb factory near Christie Bridge and
544-567: The Lordship of Chester, but not the title of Earl, to his son, the Lord Edward, in 1254; as King Edward I , this son in turn conferred the title and lands of the Earldom on his son, Edward, the first English Prince of Wales . By that time, the Earldom of Chester consisted of two counties: Cheshire and Flintshire . The establishment of royal control of the Earldom of Chester made possible King Edward I's conquest of north Wales , and Chester played
576-635: The Scottish prince, William Fitz Duncan ; they had a child who, after his death, became known as "the Boy of Egremont"; again, with no living male heir, William Fitz Duncan's estates passed to his three daughters Annabel, Cecily and Alice. The estates passed down to Annabel's son Richard de Lucy . Richard's two daughters married two brothers of the de Multon family, Alice (now called de Morville) married Alan de Multon and Annabel (also now called de Morville) married Lambert de Multon. Annabel and Lambert de Multon inherited
608-475: The Sovereign's eldest son is automatically Duke of Cornwall , he must be made or created Earl of Chester as well as Prince of Wales. The independent palatinate jurisdiction of Chester survived until the time of King Henry VIII (1536), when the earldom was brought more directly under the control of the Crown. The palatinate courts of Great Sessions and Exchequer survived until the reforms of 1830. The importance of
640-494: The death of John the Scot, Earl of Huntingdon , seventh and last of the Earls. William III de Forz, 4th Earl of Albemarle , claimed the earldom as husband of Christina, the senior co-heir, but the king persuaded them to quitclaim their rights in 1241 in exchange for modest lands elsewhere. The other co-heiresses did likewise. It was annexed to the Crown in 1246. King Henry III then passed
672-498: The following year, but the Egremont Crab Fair Committee made the decision to cancel the 2022 event due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II . The Crab Fair returned in 2023 after a three-year hiatus. Earl of Chester The Earldom of Chester ( Welsh : Iarllaeth Caer ) was one of the most powerful earldoms in medieval England , extending principally over the counties of Cheshire and Flintshire . Since 1301
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#1732852714535704-681: The growing town, with many old parts of the town being demolished in 1968. In 1964, Wyndham School was built, an early comprehensive school . In 1970, there was a large increase in workers moving into the town to work on the new nuclear site . In 1990, the Egremont by-pass was opened. Historically, dyeing and weaving were traditional local industries based around the River Ehen. Iron ore mining and quarrying has been established in Egremont for more than 800 years. Industrial mining of iron ore started around 1830 with many mines being opened, and ended when
736-488: The growth of the nuclear decommissioning industry. Egremont formerly had a railway station on the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway . It was first closed in 1935, with cycles of reopening and closure ending in 1947, but with a special school service running from 1964 to 1969. The nearest railway station is at Nethertown , but with a reduced service. St Bees railway station is the nearest mandatory stop station with
768-482: The late twelfth century (if not earlier) the earls had established a position of power as quasi -princely rulers of Cheshire that led to the later establishment of the County Palatine of Chester and Flint . Such was their power that Magna Carta set down by King John did not apply to Cheshire and the sixth earl was compelled to issue his own version . The earldom passed to the Crown by escheat in 1237 on
800-456: The nuclear industry became established at Sellafield. The Rowntrees site has become a new housing estate, York Place, which is located at the northern end of Main Street. On 2 June 2010, the area became the centre of a search after a gunman ran amok in Cumbria. Derrick Bird, a 52-year-old local taxi driver, shot and killed twelve people, two of them in Egremont, before committing suicide. Egremont
832-517: The provision that they rebuild the stone bridge and maintain it for ever. In 1748, another bridge was built at Briscoe Mill at a cost of £28-15s-0d (£28.75), paid for by John Pearson, a local hatter. Soon Egremont began to service the Port of Whitehaven and in 1830, iron ore was mined over several sites. Over the next 60 years new schools and churches were built. Egremont Town Hall was completed in 1890. New housing estates were also built to accommodate
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896-586: The title has generally been granted to heirs apparent to the English throne, and after 1707 the British throne. From the late 14th century, it has been given only in conjunction with that of Prince of Wales . The County of Cheshire was held by the powerful Earls (or "Counts" from the Norman-French) of Chester from the late eleventh century, and they held land all over England, comprising "the honour of Chester". By
928-626: The town several times a year. The paper is financed by the Copeland Constituency Labour Party, and its treasurer is David Southward MBE. Egremont's Crab Fair is held on the third Saturday in September annually, and features unusual events—such as the World Gurning Championships and greasy pole climbing. This fair is a major local event, with the town's high street being closed to normal traffic for street dancing and
960-496: The town, causing a huge death toll. For the next 100 years or so an uneasy peace followed and the castle fell into ruins. In 1565, a stone bridge was built over the River Ehen to access the town, which was now smaller because of frequent Scottish raids . Little changed for a century, until new stone buildings appeared on the Main Street, probably built with stone from the castle. In 1683, Edward Benn and his heirs were given land with
992-472: Was (until 2008) the last working deep iron ore mine left in Western Europe and produced ore, products for the cosmetics industry and high quality haematite for jewellery. The pit head is a listed building. The Florence Mine can be found just south of Egremont. A large local employer is the nuclear site at nearby Sellafield . The last few years have seen the running down of the nuclear power industry and
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1024-483: Was granted its royal charter by Henry III in 1267, with the right to hold a weekly market and an annual fair. When the last male Multon died in 1335, one of the co-heiresses married Thomas Lucy, grandson of Thomas Multon. Anthony, the last Lord Lucy, died in 1369, and the lands passed to his brother-in-law Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland , staying with the Percy family and its successors ever since. The present lord
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