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Listed Buildings In Millom
Millom is a civil parish in the Borough of Copeland, Cumbria, England. It contains twelve buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the town of Millom and the surrounding countryside. Until the middle of the 19th century the parish was mainly rural. The railway arrived in 1850, iron mining began in the 1860s, and the town grew rapidly. Only one listed building survives from the mining industry, a former office. The other listed buildings are two churches, one dating from the 13th century, the other from the 19th century, and structures in and around their churchyards, a former manor house with a great tower and associated gate piers, and three war memorials. __NOTOC__ Key Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Millom Lists of liste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millom
Millom is a town and civil parish on the north shore of the estuary of the River Duddon in southwest Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, England. It is situated just outside the Lake District National Park, about north of Barrow-in-Furness ( by road) and south of Whitehaven. Millom was constructed as a new town, beginning in 1866 and subsumed the village of Holborn Hill. Built around ironworks, the town grew to a size of over 10,000 people by the 1960s, but has struggled since the works were closed in 1968. Culturally, Millom is notable as the birthplace of poet Norman Nicholson, and for its historical links with rugby league. The name is Cumbrian dialect for "At the mills". History Millom is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as one of the townships forming the Manor of Hougun which had been held by Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria. Millom Castle is a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument which by 1739 was in dilapidated condition. In 1251 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
