Moor Row

Moor Row

Ingwell Hall, on the outskirt of Moor Row
Moor Row
 Moor Row shown within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY004142
Civil parishEgremont
DistrictCopeland
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MOOR ROW
Postcode district CA24
Dialling code 01946
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentCopeland
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Coordinates: 54°30′50″N 3°32′17″W / 54.514°N 3.538°W / 54.514; -3.538

Moor Row is a village situated in North West England. It is in Cumbria and is located on a minor road off the A595 road south of Whitehaven.

Moor Row is a residential community situated between Whitehaven and Egremont on Cumbria's coastal plain. The history of Moor Row goes back to at least 1762, but it was the 19th century discovery of iron ore in the vicinity that built the 'row of houses on a moor'. Cornish tin miners moved here to work the mines, and their presence is noted in a number of street names such as Penzance Street. One street, Dalzell, is named after Thomas Henry Dalzell, a mine owner.

Houses

The village name probably refers to the Scalegill street houses, which are noted on an 1860 Ordnance Survey map. The 1859 homes on Dalzell Street are thought to be the oldest of the terraced rows. The village has grown in the 20th century, adding modern suburban homes to the mixture & is continuing to do so in the 21st century.

Mines

Moor Row's Montreal Mines produced 250,000 tons a year, the largest of any mine in the Whitehaven or Furness district. The mine property covered 1,000 acres (4.0 km2), half of which was ore bearing. Both open pit and shaft mining took place. Between 1000 to 1200 people were employed locally in the industry.

Railway

Moor Row formerly had a station on the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Junction Railway.[1] A railway shunting yard was built in the village, bringing further jobs and prosperity to the inhabitants. It became western Cumbria's most important junction and goods yard until the end of World War II when trucks and the motorways brought about the decline of the railways in the UK. The railway closed in 1980 with the closing of the last mine at Beckermet. The railway is still in situ and runs to Mirehouse Junction. It is also now part of both the national coast to coast walk and cycleway.

Employment

Westlakes Science and Technology Park is a local employer today. Also the nuclear power plant Sellafield is a few miles away which also offers local employment.

Facilities

Moor Row is on the route of the extremely popular Coast to Coast walk with walkers passing through. It currently has two car garages, an Evangelical Church and a Working Mens Club. A villager has recently (2009) just opened up a cafe.

Sport

The Village has a football team, Moor Row F.C.

References


External links

Media related to Moor Row at Wikimedia Commons

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