Mirehouse is an area and
ward
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Division or unit
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* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
in the English county of
Cumbria
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and within the boundaries of the
historic county of Cumberland. Mirehouse is 1.5 miles south of the town of
Whitehaven
Whitehaven is a town and port on the English north west coast and near to the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies by road south-west of Carlisle and to the north of Barrow-in-Furness. It i ...
near the
A595 road
The A595 is a primary route in Cumbria, in Northern England that starts in Carlisle, passes through Whitehaven and goes close to Workington, Cockermouth and Wigton. It passes Sellafield and Ravenglass before ending at the Dalton-in-Furness ...
. Mirehouse Estate, locally colloquially known as ‘The Valley’. The West was referred to 09 side and the East as 07 side, taken from the numbers of the bus routes that served them. The ward was 4,498 at the
2011 census.
Churches
St Andrew
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Pete ...
is an active
Anglican parish church
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in the deanery of
Calder, and the
diocese of Carlisle
The Diocese of Carlisle was created in 11 April 1132 by Henry I out of part of the Diocese of Durham, although many people of Cumbric descent in the area looked to Glasgow for spiritual leadership. The first bishop was Æthelwold, who was the k ...
. Its
benefice is Mirehouse.
St Benedicts
is an active
Roman Catholic Church
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Founded in 1961, right after the opening of the new church building at St Mary’s,
Kells.
School
Valley Primary School and Nursery is a community school for children from 3–11 years. It opened as a
Primary School
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary e ...
in September 2004 and has a capacity of 294.
The Whitehaven Academy is the local 11-18
comprehensive.
Facilities
On Meadow Road are Mirehouse Shops, Mirehouse Library and Mirehouse Post Office.
Mirehouse all has St Benedicts Rugby Union Football Club and a Labour Club.
There was once a pub named Crown and Anchor that is now a
NISA supermarket.
References
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Populated places in Cumbria
Whitehaven