Cleator Moor | |
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Town and parish | |
St Mary's Catholic Church | |
Location within Cumbria | |
Population | 6,936 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | NY021150 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CLEATOR MOOR |
Postcode district | CA25 |
Dialling code | 01946 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Cleator Moor /ˈkliːtər ˈmʊər/ is a town and civil parish in Cumbria, England, within the historic county of Cumberland. It had a population of 6,936 at the 2011 census.[1]
Below Dent Fell, the town is on the 190 miles (310 km) Coast to Coast Walk that spans Northern England. On the outskirts of the town lies the village of Cleator. It was populated by Irish immigrants in the latter half of the nineteenth century to work in the mines and otherwise, leading to the colloquial title of Little Ireland.