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Millom is a town on the estuary of the River Duddon in Cumbria, England, which, in Victorian Times, was merely a small hamlet by the name of Holborn Hill. The Duddon is a river of north-west England. ...
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Geography and administration
Historically located as the most southerly town in the old county of Cumberland, Millom was made famous by the discovery of iron ore, and the opening of around the iron works and iron ore mines inside. The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ...
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History Millom holds a market charter from 1251 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. Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272) was the son and successor of John Lackland as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 to his death. ...
Present day
Schools The secondary school and sixth form college, for pupils from 11-19 years old, houses the adult education centre, the only swimming pool in Millom and the newly opened "Melvyn Bragg Drama Studio". There are a number of schools in the town including Millom Infants School, The Nursery, Black Combe Junior School, and St James' Catholic School. Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, FRSL, FRTS (born 6 October 1939, in Wigton, Cumberland) is a British author and broadcaster. ...
Nature reserves There are two nature reserves near the town, both of which are located on the Duddon Estuary; an internationally important area for wildlife and designated a 'Site of Special Scientific Interest' or SSSI. The Hodbarrow Nature Reserve is owned by the RSPB and is located to the south of the town. The Millom Iron Works Local Nature Reserve is located to the east of the town. Both reserves are important for Tern species and a number of wading birds and waterfowl. Hodbarrow is renowned for large numbers of wildfowl during the winter, especially Teal, Widgeon, Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Goldeneye, Red Breasted Merganser, and occasionally Long Tailed Duck, Eider, Goosander, Pintail, and Shoveler. Various birds of prey can be seen hunting on both reserves throughout the year. The Duddon Estuary is the sandy estuary of the River Duddon that lies between Morecambe Bay and the west Cumbrian coast. ...
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Fairtrade Millom has been granted the status of a Fairtrade town, and the fairtrade group have had some successful campaigns visiting youth groups and schools, and putting displays in the Library. The group also attended the G8 Protests in Edinburgh in 2005 The fair trade movement promotes international agreements to enforce price supports for commodities, particularly those exported from poor countries to the industrialised West. ...
Sports Millom Rugby League Club, based here, claim to be the oldest existing amateur rugby league team in the world.[1] Millom RLFC is an amateur rugby league club based in the town of Millom in Cumbria. ...
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Wally Lewis passing the ball in Rugby League State of Origin. ...
Regeneration Millom Palladium, currently an arts facility in the town, run by the Millom and Haverigg Regeneration Group is a current development project, along with a new youth centre at the Advice Building and the new Millom Network Centre on the site of the secondary school. Firehouse Studios (www.firehousestudios.co.uk) are a community enterprise, state of the art Protools 7 HD Accel 3 recording and editing facility, offering discount rates to local education and community groups. This facility is a non-profit making venture run by highly experienced, local musicians and engineers.
Notable Residents The renowned poet and author Norman Nicholson spent his entire life in Millom, living at his father's outfitters shop at 14 St.George's Terrace. This has become a health food shop and café with a blue plaque commemorating Nicholson above the door.
Norman Cornthwaite Nicholson OBE, (January 8, 1914 – May 30, 1987), was an English poet, known for his association with the Cumberland town of Millom. ...
Trivia The CGP Books GCSE revision guides frequently refer to Millom; the publishing company behind the books is based in the local area. GCSE is an acronym that can refer to: General Certificate of Secondary Education global common subexpression elimination - an optimisation technique used by some compilers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
See also Haverigg Inshore Rescue Team - www.haverigginshore.co.uk Millom Folk Museum has a full scale drift mine exhibit and also houses information about the world famous local poet Norman Nicholson. ...
Mountain Rescue services in England and Wales operate under the umbrella association of the MREW - Mountain Rescue England and Wales (formerly called Mountain Rescue Council of England & Wales). ...
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