Calder, Cumbria

Calder

Calder Farm
Calder
 Calder shown within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY0303
Civil parishPonsonby
DistrictCopeland
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SEASCALE
Postcode district CA20
Dialling code 019467
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentCopeland
List of places
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Coordinates: 54°25′04″N 3°29′19″W / 54.4177°N 3.4886°W / 54.4177; -3.4886

Calder is a small hamlet in Cumbria, England.

It is overlooked by the Sellafield nuclear plant—Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station was the world's first major nuclear power station when it opened in 1956.[1]

References

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  1. ↑ "Calder Hall Power Station". The Engineer. 5 October 1956. Retrieved 27 October 2013.


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