Ewanrigg is a suburb of the town of
Maryport,
Cumbria, England, historically within
Cumberland
Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 19 ...
. Ewanrigg is a residential area and has a post office, a school and a few places of worship.
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Location
It is near the
River Ellen
The Ellen is a river in the English county of Cumbria, flowing from Skiddaw in the Northern Fells to the Solway Firth at Maryport. It was historically in the county of Cumberland. It is approximately in length.
Course
The river rises o ...
and is only about away from the
estuary, which goes out into the
Solway Firth.
Carlisle
Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, Eden, River C ...
lies to the north-east
Governance
Ewanrigg is in the
parliamentary constituency of
Workington,
Mark Jenkinson is the
Member of parliament.
For
Local Government purposes it is in the ''Maryport North Ward'' of
Allerdale Borough Council and the ''Maryport North Ward'' of
Cumbria County Council.
Ewanrigg does not have its own
Parish Council, instead it is part of ''Maryport Town Council''.
Transport
For transport there is the
A594 road going through the settlement and the
A596 road nearby;
Maryport railway station
Maryport is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between and . The station, situated south-west of Carlisle, serves the town of Maryport in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
It is u ...
is also nearby. Other suburbs of Maryport include
Ellenborough Ellenborough could refer to:
* Ellenborough, Cumbria, England
* Ellenborough, New South Wales, Australia
* Ellenborough Park, Weston-super-Mare, a park in Somerset, England
* Baron Ellenborough
Baron Ellenborough, of Ellenborough in the County ...
,
Netherton and Glasson.
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Ellenborough and Ewanrigg(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Populated places in Cumbria
Maryport
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