21-512: Port Carlisle is a coastal village in Allerdale , Cumbria , England. It is in the civil parish of Bowness-on-Solway . Its original name was Fisher's Cross, but when it became the terminus of the Carlisle Canal it was renamed Port Carlisle. During the lifetime of the canal it was of considerable importance as the sea outlet for Carlisle, handling both freight and passengers. With the building of
42-415: A co-ordinating "Cluster group". The term "Derwent Seven Parishes" is used in defining the collecting scope of Keswick Museum , as Keswick is at the heart of the area covered by these parishes. A map illustrating the area of the parishes is included in an appendix to a document produced by Sustainable Keswick. Abbeytown Abbeytown , also known as Holme Abbey , is a village and civil parish in
63-467: A population of 96,422 at the 2011 census. The Borough of Allerdale was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 , on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the municipal borough of Workington , the urban districts of Maryport , Cockermouth and Keswick ; and the rural districts of Cockermouth and Wigton , all of which were within the administrative county of Cumberland . In 1995 Allerdale
84-448: Is located on the main Wigton to Silloth road and has a pub and a shop. Many buildings in the village date from the medieval period, especially those associated with the former abbey. Others are Victorian, when much of the village was concerned with the railway line to Silloth, and, more recently, a large number of houses were built at "Friars Garth". The village is located on the edge of
105-574: The Allerdale borough of Cumbria , England. The name Abbeytown dates to the mid-17th century ( The Towne of the Abbey , Abbey Towne ; Abbeytown from mid-18th century) and is named after the Holmcultram Abbey founded in the 12th century. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 819. It is located five-and-a-half miles south-east of Silloth , and six-and-a-half miles north-west of Wigton . The civil parish borders Holme Low to
126-512: The Allerdale district. The recreational field was constructed in 2012, with the demolition of the former standing structural foundation making way for a new field. A designated area within this field houses the children's play park. As of 2015 Abbeytown Archers have set up their club at the recreational field, and outdoor shooting takes place on Monday evenings, with indoor shooting held in the Holm Cultram C of E school, also on Mondays. The village
147-579: The Freedom of the Borough of Allerdale. Elections to the borough council were held every four years with 49 councillors being elected from 23 wards . No party had a majority on the council since Labour lost their majority at the 2003 election . From the 2019 election until abolition in 2023, the council was jointly administered by the Conservative Party and independents. From March 2021 to March 2023
168-638: The Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Cumbria Coastal Way passes through the village. Abbeytown is part of the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and Solway , and has been represented by Markus Campbell-Savours of the Labour Party since the 2024 general election . Prior to 2024, the village was in the constituency of Workington . In the December 2019 general election ,
189-639: The Tory candidate for Workington, Mark Jenkinson , was elected the MP , overturning a 9.4 per cent Labour majority from the 2017 election to eject shadow environment secretary Sue Hayman by a margin of 4,136 votes. Until the December 2019 general election The Labour Party has won the seat in the constituency in every general election since 1979.The Conservative Party has only been elected once in Workington since World War II , at
210-425: The leader of the council was Mark Johnson, a Conservative. The Derwent 7 Community Led Planning Group was set up in 2007 by the town and parish councils of Above Derwent , Bassenthwaite , Borrowdale , Keswick , St John's, Castlerigg and Wythburn , Threlkeld and Underskiddaw , with funding from Allerdale Borough Council, and was still in existence in 2017. It had four subgroups including one on transport, and
231-620: The 1976 by-election. Before Brexit , it was in the North West England European Parliamentary Constituency. In June 2012, it became clear that the Solway Plain between Silloth , Abbeytown and Westnewton has been identified as a potential site for a Geological Disposal Facility for the UK's high level nuclear waste. Two other sites have also been identified – Eskdale and Ennerdale – both of these are within
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#1732859364398252-708: The Lake District National Park. The Solway Plain was not named by the Managing Radioactive Waste Safely (MRWS) Partnership, rather they referred to the 'Low permeability sedimentary rocks associated with the Mercia Mudstone Group (MMG)'. This was in (publicly available) document 285 of the West Cumbria MRWS in a report written by Dr Dearlove, the consultant geologist recruited by MRWS. In 2013, Cumbria County Council withdrew from
273-507: The branch was closed in 1932. The village was served by the Port Carlisle railway station . Allerdale 54°38′24″N 3°24′43″W / 54.640°N 3.412°W / 54.640; -3.412 Allerdale was a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria , England, with borough status . Its council – Allerdale Borough Council – was based in Workington , and the borough had
294-539: The centre of a good deal of transhipment trade, and passenger traffic via steam packets. However, the canal was short-lived due to competition from deep-water ports and the railways, and it closed in 1853. The canal was filled in and was used to lay the track for the Port Carlisle Railway which opened in 1854. The offshore wharf was connected to the rail system to allow continued access to Carlisle. The direct passenger service to Carlisle ceased two years later when
315-501: The former Cistercian Holmcultram Abbey , the nave of the church of which now serves the parish as St Mary's Church . On 9 June 2006 the church was set alight in an arson attack which devastated its roof parts of which had been in situ since it was erected 900 years ago. The church has since been restored, and fully reopened in September 2015. The Village also has a recreational field, which regularly hosts football matches from around
336-542: The much bigger Silloth docks, the canal was redundant. Some through trade continued via the Port Carlisle Railway , but diminished as the Solway silted up. The Carlisle canal was built to allow sea access for Carlisle to Ireland, Scotland and Liverpool. The sea terminus was at Port Carlisle, and a sea lock and basin was built there in 1819. Four years later the canal was completed to Carlisle, and Port Carlisle became
357-402: The north, Holme East Waver and Dundraw to the east, Bromfield to the south, and Holme St Cuthbert to the west. The county town of Carlisle is eighteen miles to the north-east. Other nearby settlements include Foulsyke , Highlaws , Kelsick , Mawbray , Pelutho , and Wheyrigg. The B5302 road runs through the village. Historically a part of Cumberland , Abbeytown was built around
378-461: The railway to Silloth opened and a horse-drawn tram, the "Dandy", was substituted to join the Silloth line at Drumburgh . Freight still travelled on the railway from Port Carlisle, but decreased as the channel silted, and the much better dock facilities at Silloth were used. In 1914 to prevent closure of the line, a steam railmotor called 'Flower of Yarrow' was introduced and this service lasted until
399-464: Was abolished and its functions transferred to the new unitary authority known as Cumberland , which also covers the former districts of Carlisle and Copeland . Workington was the largest settlement in the borough, and was the seat of the borough council. Allerdale House in Workington was the meeting place and primary office space used by the council. The building is known locally as "Perry's Palace" after former council chief executive Tony Perry, who
420-682: Was granted borough status . The name derives from the ancient region of Allerdale, represented latterly by the two wards of Cumberland , called Allerdale-above-Derwent and Allerdale-below-Derwent, the present borough corresponding largely to the latter with parts of the former. Much of the area during the medieval period was a royal forest subject to forest law. In July 2021 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced that in April 2023, Cumbria would be reorganised into two unitary authorities . On 1 April 2023, Allerdale Borough Council
441-471: Was responsible for its construction. Other settlements in the borough included: Abbeytown , Allonby , Aspatria , Bolton Low Houses , Bothel , Brigham , Broughton , Great Clifton , Cockermouth , Crosby , Dean , Dearham , Fletchertown , Flimby , Ireby , Keswick , Kirkbride , Maryport , Mawbray , Plumbland , Seaton , Silloth , Tallentire , Thursby , Waverton , Westnewton , and Wigton . The following people and military units have received
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