Moor Row
| Moor Row | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Ingwell Hall, on the outskirt of Moor Row | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY004142 |
| Location: | 54°30’50"N, 3°32’17"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Moor Row |
| Postcode: | CA24 |
| Dialling code: | 01946 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Copeland |
Moor Row is a village in Cumberland, located on a minor road off the A595 road south of the port of Whitehaven.
Moor Row is a residential community situated between Whitehaven and Egremont on Cumberland'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.
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 the Furness district. The mine property covered a thousand acres, half of which was ore-bearing. Both open pit and shaft mining took place. Between 1,000 and 1,200 people were employed locally in the industry.
Railway
Moor Row formerly had a station on the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Junction Railway. A railway shunting yard was built in the village, bringing further jobs and prosperity to the inhabitants. It became western Cumberland's most important junction and goods yard until the end of the Second World War, when trucks and the motorways brought about the decline of the railways in Britain.
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.
Sport
- Football: Moor Row F.C.
Outside links
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