Cumbria County Council
Electoral Division Profile 2015
Serving the people of Cumbria
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Millom is a rural fair trade town on the edge of the Lake District National Park, within
the district of Copeland. The town is isolated in the south of the district bordering the
neighbouring districts of South Lakeland and Barrow in Furness. Millom has its own
Town Council. It is a 45 minute drive to either of the nearest large towns,
Whitehaven or Barrow whilst Kendal is an hour’s drive away.
The Parish of Millom and Millom Town Council includes the neighbouring ward of
Haverigg. Haverigg however sits in the Electoral Division of Millom Without.
Millom has a railway station and frequent bus service to Barrow and Haverigg.
The Division has two primary schools and a secondary school with a 6th form, but no
facilities for further education. Accessing further education is difficult due to the
distances involved. There is little in the town in terms of employment, those that can
travel out of the area for work mainly work in the larger towns of Whitehaven, Barrow
or Kendal, many also commute to Sellafield. The largest employer for the area is Her
Majesty’s Prison at Haverigg.
Millom is set on the Duddon estuary which is a dynamic and diverse environment. It
is a place of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Protection Area, a Special Area of
Conservation and a Ramsar site. It is home to two local nature reserves, the
Ironworks and Hodbarrow, and is home to up to 70,000 migrating birds, plus the
endangered Natterjack Toad.
