Dearham
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 Dearham Village Hall |
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| Dearham shown within Cumbria | |
| Population | 2,151 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | NY075365 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Maryport |
| Postcode district | CA15 |
| Dialling code | 01900 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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Dearham is a village and civil parish in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. It is situated in West Cumbria, about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Maryport and 4 1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) west of Cockermouth. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,028, increasing to 2,151 at the 2011 Census. It is a large, strung-out village. The village has a small primary school with approximately 253 children on roll and a nursery with approximately 26 children on roll. There is a church (St Mungo's, C of E); the former Methodist Chapel is now a private residence. There are four public houses (Now three as the Ploughmans has closed down), including The Old Mill Inn, The Sun Inn on Central Road (renovated in the first decade of the 21st century) & The Commercial on the main road. A Village Store with Post Office on Central Road (Dearham PO & Village Store), a fish and chip shop, a hairdresser, a petrol station and a locally renowned pie shop, "The Cottage Pie".
The majority of young people in Dearham attend Netherhall School, Maryport or Cockermouth School for their secondary schooling.
'Dearham' is "an Old Anglian compound of 'dēor' and 'hām'. Old Anglian is Old English. 'Dēor' means 'deer', 'hām' is 'homestead' or 'village' or 'estate'.
Dearham is in the Workington division of the county, ward of Allerdale-below-Derwent, Derwent petty sessional division, Cockermouth union, county court district of Cockermouth and Workington, rural deanery of Maryport and archdeaconry and Diocese of Carlisle.
The church of St. Mungo, erected in the early 12th century, is a building of stone, with 13th-century chancel, nave, south porch and a 14th-century Pele tower. During restoration work carried out on the church in 1882, two stones were discovered: The first is the 4-foot-high (1.2 m) Adam Stone, which depicts the fall and redemption of man and dates from 900 AD; the second is the Kenneth Cross, which depicts the legend of the 6th-century hermit, St. Kenneth/Cenydd. (Photos of St. Mungo's church are available online).
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