Harrington, Cumbria

Harrington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Workington, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It is on the Cumbrian coast south of Workington and north of Whitehaven. Historically part of Cumberland, its industrial history, which largely ended in the late 1930s, included a shipbuilders, iron works, coal mining and steel making. It once had five railway stations. It still has one railway station, on the Cumbrian Coast Line, near the harbour.

Harrington
St Mary's Parish Church, Harrington
Harrington
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Harrington
Location within Cumbria
Population3,167 (Ward, 2011)
OS grid referenceNX985255
Civil parish
  • Workington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWORKINGTON
Postcode districtCA14
Dialling code01946
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Workington

Today, with a population of approximately 3,800, measured at 3,167 in the 2011 Census, it is largely a dormitory village for the employees of the shops and offices and light industry found in Workington. Whitehaven, and Sellafield further down the coast.

The parish consisted of Harrington itself, High Harrington and Salterbeck, which is a large housing estate on the Workington side of the parish.

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