Nethertown

Nethertown
Beach Houses, Nethertown
Nethertown  Nethertown shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY0005
District	Copeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Egremont, Cumbria
Postcode district	CA22
Dialling code	01946
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Copeland
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Coordinates: 54°27′11″N 3°33′32″W / 54.453°N 03.559°W / 54.453; -03.559

Nethertown is a small village in Cumbria, England on the Irish Sea coast .

The community is covered by the civil parish of "Lowside Quarter"; created out of one of the old parochial townships of the parish of St Bees.

History

During WW2 an anti-aircraft training camp was established, which later became the contractor camp housing workers building the Sellafield Nuclear plant from the late 1940s to early 1950s. Following the departure of the contractors, the canteen was converted into the "Tow Bar Inn" - a well patronised dance venue. This was closed in the 1980s and the site is now a private residential estate.

The village had its own school, which later became a mission church for St Bees Priory. It is now a private residence.

The community today is predominantly residential and agricultural.

Transport links

It is served by Nethertown railway station which is spectacularly sited on a short cliff above the Irish Sea coast.

Gallery

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  Looking south from Nethertown
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  Looking North to St Bees Head from the station
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  The Cumbrian coast line just north of Nethertown station, which is just to left of the house
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  View towards Nethertown from Coulderton beach

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nethertown.

• "100 Years of St Bees", Douglas Sim. 1995, ISBN 0-9526990-0-1