Dearham

Coordinates: 54°42′38″N 3°26′34″W / 54.7105°N 3.4427°W / 54.7105; -3.4427

Dearham
Dearham  Dearham shown within Cumbria
Population	2,028 (2001)
OS grid reference	NY075365
Parish	Dearham
District	Allerdale
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Maryport
Dialling code	01900
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Workington
List of places: UK • England • Cumbria

Dearham is a village and civil parish in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. It is situated in West Cumbria, about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Maryport and 4+¹⁄₂ miles (7.2 km) west of Cockermouth. According to the 2001 census^[1] it had a population of 2,028. It is a large, strung-out village. The village has a small primary school with approximately 173 children on roll and a nursery with approximately 26 children on roll^[2]. There is a church (St Mungo's, C of E); the former Methodist Chapel is now a private residence. There are four public houses, including The Old Mill Inn and The Sun Inn (renovated in the first decade of the 21st century), a post office/village shop, a fish and chip shop, a hairdresser, a petrol station and a locally renowned pie shop, "The Cottage Pie".

The majority of young people in Dearham attend Netherhall School, Maryport for their secondary schooling.

As well as the village of Dearham itself, the parish includes Allonby and Crosscanonby.

History

Dearham is in the Workington division of the county, ward of Allerdale-below-Derwent, Derwent petty sessional division, Cockermouth union, county court district of Cockermouth and Workington, rural deanery of Maryport and archdeaconry and Diocese of Carlisle.

The church of St. Mungo, erected in the early 12th century, is a building of stone, with 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 (1.2 m) 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. Photos of St. Mungo's church^[3]

The village belongs to Cumberland's former coal mining industry. Wheat and oats were also grown in the farm fields surrounding the village.

It has recently been announced that Dearham will be the location for the upcoming "Assassins Creed III" due to release in 2012.

External links

• The Old Mill Inn
• St. Mungo's Church on Visitcumbria.com
• GENUKI(tm) page

References

1. ^ 2001 census
2. ^ Dearham Primary School
3. ^ http://www.geog.port.ac.uk/webmap/thelakes/html/lgaz/lk11022.htm