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Nethertown

Village in Cumbria, England

Field	Value
country	England
static_image	Beach Houses (geograph 3509157).jpg
static_image_caption	Beach Houses, Nethertown
coordinates
official_name	Nethertown
type	Village
unitary_england	Cumberland
lieutenancy_england	Cumbria
region	North West England
constituency_westminster	Whitehaven and Workington
post_town	Egremont
postcode_district	CA22
postcode_area	CA
dial_code	01946
os_grid_reference	NX9907
pushpin_map	United Kingdom Copeland
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the former Copeland Borough

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

The community is covered by the civil parish of "Lowside Quarter", and was 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

Image:Nethertown Railway Dwellings, Caravan Park and Sellafield - geograph.org.uk - 1067039.jpg|Looking south from Nethertown Image:Nethertown Railway Station.jpg|Looking North to St Bees Head from the station Image:Railway north nethertown.JPG|The Cumbrian Coast Line just north of Nethertown station, which is just to left of the house Image:Coulderton beach houses.jpg|View towards Nethertown from Coulderton beach Image:Nethertown.jpg|View of Nethertown from the St Bees road. Site of the army camp on the left

File:RP POSTCARD OF BEACH BUNGALOWS COULDERTON BEACH NR ST BEES CUMBRIA.jpg| Coulderton beach

References

"100 Years of St Bees", Douglas Sim. 1995,

Video

video of mainline class 37 at 60 mph through Nethertown.

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