Millom
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 Millom Castle and Holy Trinity Church |
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| Millom shown within Cumbria | |
| Population | 7,829 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SD172802 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILLOM |
| Postcode district | LA18 |
| Dialling code | 01229 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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The older of two lighthouses at Hodbarrow
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| Location | Millom Cumbria England |
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| Coordinates | 54°11′39″N 3°15′30″W / 54.194078°N 3.258313°W |
| Year first constructed | 1866 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1905 (current) restored 2003 |
| Deactivated | 1905 (first) 1949–2003 (current) |
| Construction | stone tower (first) cast iron tower (current) |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and embattled top, light from a window (first) cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern (current) |
| Markings / pattern | unpainted tower (first) white tower and lantern, red lower band |
| Height | 18 metres (59 ft) (first) 9 metres (30 ft) (current) |
| Focal height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 4s. |
| Admiralty number | A4805 |
| ARLHS number | ENG-193 (first) ENG-054 (current) |
| Managing agent | Haverigg Lighthouse Club (first) Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Hodbarrow Nature Reserve) (current) |
Millom is a town and civil parish on the north shore of the estuary of the River Duddon around 7 miles north of Barrow-in-Furness in southwest Cumbria, England. 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 as a major centre of amateur rugby league.
The name is Cumbrian dialect for "At the mills". The town is accessible both by rail and an A class road. Historically in Cumberland, the parish had a population of 7,829 in 2011 and is divided into four wards, Holborn Hill, Newtown North, Newtown South and Haverigg.
Millom is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the townships forming the Manor of Hougun which was 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 a market charter was granted by King Henry III of England to John de Huddleston, Lord of Millom. A charter for an Easter fair at Holy Trinity Church was also granted at the same time.
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