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{{short description|Town in Cumbria, England}}
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| official_name            = Maryport
| population               = 11,262
| population_ref           = ''(2011)''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town population 2011 |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126400&c=CA15+7AE&d=16&e=62&g=6410995&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1434548999031&enc=1 |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref>
| civil_parish             = Maryport
| unitary_england          = [[Cumberland (unitary authority)|Cumberland]]
| lieutenancy_england      = [[Cumbria]]
| region                   = North West England
| constituency_westminster = [[Penrith and Solway (UK Parliament constituency)|Penrith and Solway]]
| post_town                = MARYPORT
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'''Maryport''' is a town and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Cumberland (unitary authority)|Cumberland]] district, in the ceremonial county of [[Cumbria]], England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 11,262.
The town is situated just outside the [[Lake District National Park]], at the northern end of the former [[Cumberland Coalfield]].
==Location==
Maryport is located on the [[A596 road]] {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} north of [[Workington]], {{convert|21.1|mi|km|0}} west of [[Keswick, Cumbria|Keswick]] and {{convert|26|mi|km|0}} south-west of [[Carlisle, Cumbria|Carlisle]]. [[Silloth]] is {{convert|12.6|mi|km|0}}  to the north on the [[B5300 road|B5300 coast road]], which passes through the villages of [[Allonby]], [[Mawbray]], [[Beckfoot]] and [[Blitterlees]].
It's one of the southernmost towns on the [[Solway Firth]], where the [[River Ellen]] skirts the grounds of [[Netherhall School, Maryport|Netherhall School]] before flowing through Maryport into the Solway Firth.
[[Maryport railway station]] is on the [[Cumbrian Coast Line]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Maryport and Carlisle Railway |url=http://www.deborahirwin.plus.com/Maryport%20Line/maryport_and_carlisle_railway%20facts.htm}}</ref>
==History==
=== Prehistoric times ===
Evidence for Final Palaeolithic and Mesolithic occupation was found at Netherhall Road. This was the first located archaeological evidence of tuff exploitation in the Lake District.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Clarke |first=Ann |last2=Kirby |first2=Magnus |last3=Alldritt |first3=Diane |last4=Brown |first4=Fraser |date=2022-08-15 |title=Tuff, Flint, and Hazelnuts: Final Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Occupation at Netherhall Road, Maryport, Cumbria |url=http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue59/4/index.html |journal=Internet Archaeology |language=en |issue=59 |doi=10.11141/ia.59.4 |issn=1363-5387 |s2cid=249999321|doi-access=free }}</ref>
===Roman and medieval times===
{{main|Alauna (Maryport)}}
[[File:Motte Hill, Maryport.jpg|thumb|right|320px|Maryport Castle Hill]]
The town was established around 122 as one of several [[Roman Britain|Roman]] localities called [[Alauna (Maryport)|Alauna]]. It was a command and supply base for the coastal defences at the western extremity of [[Hadrian's Wall]]. The town contains substantial remains of the Roman fort, which was the last in a series that stretched southwards along the coast from the wall to prevent it being avoided by crossing the [[Solway Firth]]. [[Geomagnetic]] surveys have revealed a large Roman town surrounding the fort.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alavna |url=https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=9001&resourceID=19191 |access-date=28 June 2023 |publisher=Heritage Gateway}}</ref> A [[Romano-British]] (native) settlement located directly beside the fort may even have supplied the fort with food, possibly in exchange for goods like pottery.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kirby |first=Magnus|last2=Walker |first2=Jamie|date=2023-11-14 |title=The Excavation of a Romano-British Site at Netherhall Road, Maryport |url=http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue61/7/index.html |journal=Internet Archaeology |language=en |issue=61 |doi=10.11141/ia.61.7 |issn=1363-5387 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
The Senhouse Roman Museum adjoins the site of Alauna, and has a replica wooden watch-tower overlooking the fort and the sea. The museum houses a large collection of Roman altar stones found at the site.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome |url=https://www.senhousemuseum.co.uk/ |access-date=28 June 2023 |publisher=Senhouse Roman Museum}}</ref>
On Castle Hill are the earthworks and buried remains of a 12th-century [[motte-and-bailey castle]]. On the summit are the foundations of a [[World War II]] gun emplacement.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1019209|desc=Castle Hill motte and site of a World War II gun emplacement|access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>
To the north are the ruins of Netherhall Estate. The only remains of this once grand manor are stables and a 14th-century [[Peel tower|pele tower]], largely built of dressed Roman stones presumably from Alauna Roman fort nearby. The tower was formerly part of a large house of later date which was demolished in 1979 following a fire.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1137621|desc=Netherhall|access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>
===Georgian times===
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| long_title            = An Act for repairing, enlarging, and preserving, the Harbour of Ellenfoot, in the County of Cumberland.
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| long_title            = An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers of two Acts, made one in the Twenty-second, and the other in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Reign of King George the Second, for repairing, enlarging, and preserving the Harbour of Mary Port, in the County of Cumberland.
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| citation              = [[31 Geo. 3]]. c. 23
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| long_title            = An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers of Three Acts of His late and present Majesty, for repairing the Harbour of Maryport in the County of Cumberland.
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| citation              = [[52 Geo. 3]]. c. xv
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| citation              = [[3 & 4 Will. 4]]. c. cxiii
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For many years the town was named Ellenfoot but the name was changed by Humphrey Senhouse as he began developing the town as a port, following the example of [[Whitehaven]]. In 1749 an [[act of Parliament]], the '''{{visible anchor|Maryport Harbour Act 1748}}''' ([[22 Geo. 2]]. c. 6), was passed to allow the creation of the present town. Humphrey Senhouse named the new town after his wife Mary. The Senhouse family were landowners in the area and responsible for the development of the town and excavation of its Roman past. The family also had interests in the [[West Indies]]. In 1770, Humphrey Senhouse's son, William, was appointed Surveyor General of Customs in [[Barbados]] where he purchased a sugar plantation and managed another for Sir James Lowther of Whitehaven. William's brother, Joseph, had a coffee plantation in [[Dominica]]. Both men were considerable slave-owners.<ref>Richard B. Sheridan: Material relating to the West Indies from the Senhouse Papers, University of Kansas, 1977.</ref>
It was during this period that [[Maryport Lighthouse|the town's lighthouse]] was built.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=The Lighthouse, The Harbour, Maryport, Cumbria |num=1144649|access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>
===Victorian times===
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The town quickly developed as an industrial centre throughout the 19th century. An iron foundry opened and the port developed as did shipyards, such as Wood's yard and Ritson's yard, which was famous for launching ships broadside into the [[River Ellen]] because it was not wide enough to allow ships to be launched the usual way.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ritson's shipyard, Maryport, Cumbria |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/education/educational-images/ritsons-shipyard-maryport-10674 |access-date=28 June 2023 |publisher=Historic England}}</ref>
The [[Maryport and Carlisle Railway]], opened in the 1840s, with [[George Stephenson]] as its engineer, made the transport of coal much easier. Large new mines were sunk in the [[Aspatria]] area and almost all their production passed through the port. In 1846, 213,152 tons of coal were shipped from Maryport and by 1857 this had risen to more than 340,000 tons. Much of the coal produced in the area was turned into coke for the local iron and steel industry. By 1890, the Allerdale Coal Company had thirty Beehive coke ovens working on its site at Buckhill, Broughton Moor.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wood |first=Oliver |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xtQWAQAAIAAJ |title=West Cumberland Coal, 1600–1982/3 |publisher=Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society |year=1988 |page=168}}</ref>
In 1874, the owners announced a cut of 10% in the miners' wages. A strike began in the Aspatria pits and then the owners made a further cut of 15%. By December, the strike had spread to the whole area with 2,000 men involved. The strike lasted until March 1875. There was violence when some 'blacklegs' were assaulted and many colliers left the area to seek work elsewhere.
In 1894, John Osmaston who operated the Dearham Colliery became insolvent and the bank took over his pits. Two groups of local miners formed co-operatives and leased the mines at Crosshow and Townhead from the Lowthers. They found it impossible to compete with the other wealthy coal-owners in a tight market and also had serious problems with drainage. This unique experiment ended in 1903 when both companies went into liquidation.<ref>Oliver Wood: West Cumberland Coal 1600–1982 (Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, 1988)</ref>
===Modern times===
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During the early years of the 20th century, trade in the docks remained steady but was badly affected by the [[1926 United Kingdom General Strike|1926 General Strike]]. Then, in 1927, a new deep-water dock was opened in [[Workington]]. Previously, the Workington Iron and Steel works had imported much of their raw material through Maryport but all of this trade was immediately transferred to the new facility. The local Solway Blast Furnaces also closed.<ref>J.Y. Lancaster & D.R. Wattleworth: The Iron and Steel Industry of West Cumberland (British Steel Corporation, 1977)</ref>
Maryport became a ghost town. The government declared West Cumberland a ‘Special Area' but, by 1933, 57.3% of the town's insured workforce was unemployed. 1,684 men were out of work. Maryport was “for the most part, living on public funds”.<ref>John Jewkes and Allan Winterbottom: An Industrial Survey of Cumberland & Furness (Manchester University Press, 1933)</ref> In 1936 twenty unemployed men marched from Maryport to join the [[Jarrow Crusade]] to London. Known as the Maryport Marchers, they were joined by two marchers from [[Cleator Moor]] and two marchers from Frizington. The Maryport Marchers Council organised this.<ref>West Cumberland Times</ref>
Despite a minor boom during the [[Second World War]], when coal from [[North East England]] was diverted to the port, Maryport never recovered. The docks were closed to cargo ships in the 1960s. The last deep pit in the area, at Risehow, closed in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Risehow Colliery |url=http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/r008.htm |access-date=28 June 2023 |publisher=Durham Mining Museum}}</ref>
Today, after a series of major regeneration projects such as the [[yacht]] [[marina]] in the local [[harbour]], prospects for the town are starting to look better. It is expected that tourism will play a major role in the future of the town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Regeneration projects – Allerdale Borough Council |url=http://www.allerdale.gov.uk/business/regeneration/regeneration-projects.aspx |access-date=31 May 2013 |publisher=Allerdale.gov.uk}}</ref>
In October 2018, it was announced that the Netherhall School community swimming pool was to close.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2018 |title=Pool closure necessary to save Netherhall School, head says |url=https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/17011445.pool-closure-necessary-save-netherhall-school-head-says/ |website=Times and Star}}</ref>
==Maryport Lighthouse==
{{Main|Maryport Lighthouse}}
The town has a small [[lighthouse]], formerly run by [[Trinity House]], the [[general lighthouse authority]] for England. It is a Grade II listed building.<ref name="HEListing">{{NHLE |desc=The Lighthouse, The Harbour, Maryport, Cumbria |num=1144649 |access-date=25 February 2019}}</ref>
In 2010 Trinity House transferred responsibility for the new light to the Maryport Harbour Authority.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trinity House annual report 2010 |url=http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/horizon/2010-06/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604140921/http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/horizon/2010-06/ |archive-date=4 June 2013}}</ref> The old lighthouse was restored and repainted in 2017 as part of a government-funded initiative for the refurbishment of seaside towns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maryport Lighthouse restoration unveiled |url=https://www.itv.com/news/border/update/2017-05-18/maryport-lighthouse-restoration-unveiled/ |access-date=1 June 2019 |website=ITV News}}</ref>
==Governance==
The town is part of the [[United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] of [[Penrith and Solway (UK Parliament constituency)|Penrith and Solway]], and has been represented by [[Markus Campbell-Savours]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] since the [[2024 United Kingdom election|2024 general election]]. In the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|December 2019 general election]], the [[Tory]] candidate for Workington, [[Mark Jenkinson]], was elected the [[Member of Parliament|MP]], overturning a 9.4 per cent Labour majority from the 2017 election to eject shadow environment secretary [[Sue Hayman]] by a margin of 4,136 votes.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Workington parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14001053 |via=www.bbc.com}}</ref> Until the December 2019 general election The Labour Party has won the seat in the constituency in every general election since 1979.The [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] has only been elected once in Workington since [[World War II]], at the 1976 by-election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A vision of Britain website – general elections section |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_multi_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POL&data_cube=N_POL_PARTY&u_id=12737403&c_id=10090283 |access-date=27 April 2012}}</ref> The town historically has been a Labour supporting area.
Before [[Brexit]], it was in the [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England]] European Parliamentary Constituency.
For [[Local Government]] purposes it is in the [[Cumberland (unitary authority)|Cumberland]] [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority area]]. From 1974 to 2023 it was in [[Allerdale]] district.
Maryport has its own [[Parish councils in England|parish council]], Maryport Town Council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Maryport Town Council |url=https://www.maryporttowncouncil.gov.uk/ |website=Maryport Town Council}}</ref>
==Economy <span class="anchor" id="Maryport Maritime Museum"></span>==
The economy of the area and the emergence of the industrial capacity of the town itself developed largely because of mining and sea trade, but these industries have since declined and the town now relies on tourism as the basis of its economy. There is an aquarium, '''Maryport Maritime Museum''' (housed in a former [[pub]] on the harbour, and established as a museum in 1975<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the museum |url=http://www.maryportmaritimemuseum.com/about-museum |access-date=6 April 2023 |website=www.maryportmaritimemuseum.com |publisher=Maryport Maritime Museum}}</ref>) and a Roman museum. The last houses numerous Roman artefacts, most notably a series of [[altars]] to [[Jupiter (god)|Jupiter]] Optimus Maximus, which were excavated in the vicinity of the Roman fort. In July 2008, a new tourism venue, the Wave Centre, opened its doors. The Wave Centre is a theatre and conference facility, an interactive heritage exhibition on the local history of Maryport, the Tourist Information Centre for Maryport and a gift shop and bistro.
The town has two industrial estates, the Glasson Industrial Estate and the Solway Industrial Estate, which are home to many small local businesses. It was formerly home to a factory belonging to the [[Bata (company)|Bata]] company which closed in the early 1980s.
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==Culture==
The town is a major name on the [[blues]] music scene, holding the "Maryport Blues Festival" every summer. This has previously attracted names such as [[Jools Holland]], [[Dionne Warwick]], [[Elkie Brooks]], [[Buddy Guy]], [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]], [[Van Morrison]], [[Robert Cray]] and [[Chuck Berry]].
The three-day event usually takes place on the last weekend of July, attracting both local and international artists. The 2018 Maryport Blues Festival was cancelled.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 July 2018 |title=Maryport Blues Festival cancellation 'devastating' |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-44809915}}</ref>
Maryport also holds the annual Taste of The Sea food festival where visitors can enjoy food from all over Cumbria, such as Rum Butter and Kendal Mint Cake.
The town has a Scout Group (2nd Maryport) that has been in the town for over 70 years and incorporates most sections within the Scouting Movement. The group was visited by [[Graham Dow|the Bishop of Carlisle]] to mark the centenary of Scouting in 2008.
The town also has a Girl Guiding Group, a Young Archaeology Society, and a local wildlife conservation society.
Maryport Golf Club, a 18-hole course, was formed on 21 January 1905.<ref name="golf">{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Maryport Golf Club |url=http://www.maryportgolfclub.co.uk/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326233431/http://www.maryportgolfclub.co.uk/ |archive-date=26 March 2009 |access-date=29 November 2017}}</ref>
==Media==
Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC North East and Cumbria]] and [[ITV Border]]. Television signals are received from the [[Caldbeck transmitting station|Caldbeck]] TV transmitter. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Caldbeck|title= Full Freeview on the Caldbeck (Cumbria, England) transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=10 October 2023}}</ref>
Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Cumbria]] on 95.6 FM and [[Greatest Hits Radio Cumbria & South West Scotland]] on 102.2 FM.
The town is served by the local newspaper, Times & Star. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/|title=Times & Star|access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref>
==Education==
Maryport has five local primary schools, and one secondary school, [[Netherhall School, Maryport|Netherhall School]].
==Notable people==
*[[Dan Bewley]], speedway rider<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2020 |title=Bewley shows his class in GB victory |url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/18175505.speedway-star-dan-bewley-shows-class-great-britain-test-series-victory/ |website=News and Star}}</ref>
*[[Taylor Charters]], footballer
*[[Fletcher Christian]], mutineer on [[HMS Bounty|HMS ''Bounty'']]
*[[Douglas Clark (rugby league)|Douglas Clark]], rugby league player
*[[Jack Connor (footballer, born 1934)|Jack Connor]], footballer
*[[Kyle Dempsey]], footballer<ref>{{Hugman|26101|Kyle Dempsey}}</ref>
*[[William Harrison (sea captain)|William Harrison]] Merchant Navy Officer, and first Captain of [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel|Brunel's]] [[SS Great Eastern]]
*[[Mark Heron]], musician
*[[Dick Huddart]], rugby league player
*[[Thomas Henry Ismay]], founder of the [[White Star Line]] shipping company
*[[Ricky Lightfoot]], world champion trail runner
*[[James Lomas (rugby league)|James Lomas]], rugby league player
*[[Dave McCracken]], songwriter, music producer, programmer, mixer and remixer
*[[Seán Milroy]], Irish revolutionary and politician
*[[Glenn Murray]], footballer
*[[Tee Ritson]], rugby league player
*[[Ike Southward]], [[rugby league]] player
*[[Edward Smith (VC)|Edward Benn Smith]], recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]
*[[Tom Smith (footballer, born 1876)|Tom Smith]], footballer
*[[George Tosh]], engineer and metallurgist
==See also==
{{portal|Cumbria}}
*[[Listed buildings in Maryport]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Further reading==
*Biggins, J.A. and Taylor, D.J.A., 2004b, "The Roman Fort and Vicus at Maryport: Geophysical Survey, 2000–2004", in R.J.A. Wilson and I, Caruana (eds.), ''Romans on the Solway'', CWAAS for the Trustees of the Senhouse Museum, Maryport, 102–133.
==External links==
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*[http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/maryport Cumbria County History Trust: Maryport] (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
*{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Maryport |volume=17 |short=x}}
*[http://www.mightyseas.co.uk/marhist/maryport/maryport_index.htm Index of Maryport Sailing Ships]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060927015155/http://www.allerdale.gov.uk/downloads/page216/Maryport%20Maritime%20Museum%20guide.doc article on the Maritime Museum]
*[http://www.maryportlocal.co.uk Maryport local information and news website]
*[http://www.iromans.co.uk/maryport iRomans] Link to a website showing a selection of Roman objects from Maryport stored with collection at Tullie House Museum.
*[http://www.microform.co.uk/guides/R97046.pdf Senhouse family in the West Indies]
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