Dearham
| Dearham | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Dearham Village Hall | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY075365 |
| Location: | 54°42’38"N, 3°26’34"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,151 (2011) |
| Post town: | Maryport |
| Postcode: | CA15 |
| Dialling code: | 01900 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Workington |
Dearham is a village in western Cumberland, two miles east of Maryport and four and a half miles west of Cockermouth, In the Ward of Allerdale-below-Derwent.. The 2011 census recorded a population of 2,151.
It is a large, strung-out village. It has one church, St Mungo's: formerly there was a Methodist Chapel, but it is now a private residence. The village has a small primary school. There are three public houses, though once there were more. There is a Village Store with Post Office on Central Road (Dearham PO & Village Store), a fish and chip shop, a hairdresser, a petrol station and a locally renowned pie shop, "The Cottage Pie".
Name
'Dearham' is from the Old English deor ham,[1] meaning "animal (or deer) homestead (or village)".
Parish church
St Mungo's Church was built in the early 12th century, a solid, stone-built edifice. It has a 13th-century chancel, nave, south porch and a 14th-century pele tower.
During restoration work carried out on the church in 1882, two stones were discovered: The first is the 4-foot-high Adam Stone, which depicts the fall and redemption of man and dates from 900 AD; the second is the Kenneth Cross, which depicts the legend of the 6th-century hermit, St. Kenneth/Cenydd.[2]
The village belongs to Cumberland's former coal mining industry. Wheat and oats were also grown in the farm fields surrounding the village.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Armstrong, A.M. & Mawer; A.; Stenton, F.M. & Dickins, B.: 'Place-Names of Cumberland , Part 2' (English Place-Names Society, 1950), page 283
- ↑ The Lakes: Dearham (University of Portsmouth)