Cleator Moor

Cleator Moor
Town and parish
St Mary's Catholic Church
Cleator Moor is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Cleator Moor
Cleator Moor
Location in the former district of Copeland
Cleator Moor is located in Cumbria
Cleator Moor
Cleator Moor
Location within Cumbria
Population6,936 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY021150
Civil parish
  • Cleator Moor
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCLEATOR MOOR
Postcode districtCA25
Dialling code01946
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°31′16″N 3°30′43″W / 54.5211°N 3.5119°W / 54.5211; -3.5119

Cleator Moor /ˈkltər 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.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Cleator Moor Parish (E04010474)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2021.