Nethertown
Village
Beach Houses, Nethertown
Nethertown is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Nethertown
Nethertown
Location in the former Copeland Borough
Nethertown is located in Cumbria
Nethertown
Nethertown
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNX9907
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEgremont
Postcode districtCA22
Dialling code01946
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Nethertown is a small village in Cumberland, Cumbria, England on the Irish Sea coast.

The community is covered by the civil parish of "Lowside Quarter", and was created out of one of the old parochial townships of the parish of St Bees.

History

During WW2 an anti-aircraft training camp was established, which later became the contractor camp housing workers building the Sellafield Nuclear plant from the late 1940s to early 1950s. Following the departure of the contractors, the canteen was converted into the "Tow Bar Inn" - a well patronised dance venue. This was closed in the 1980s and the site is now a private residential estate.

The village had its own school, which later became a mission church for St Bees Priory. It is now a private residence.

The community today is predominantly residential and agricultural.

It is served by Nethertown railway station which is spectacularly sited on a short cliff above the Irish Sea coast.

References

  • "100 Years of St Bees", Douglas Sim. 1995, ISBN 0-9526990-0-1

Video

video of mainline class 37 at 60 mph through Nethertown.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.