Maryport South
Ward in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.693, -3.49 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 04 34 |
| Dialling code: | 01900 (Workington) |
Maryport South is the southern part of the coastal town of Maryport in the unitary authority of Cumberland, sitting on the western edge of the Solway Firth. The ward includes the harbour and seafront area and reflects the town’s strong maritime and Roman connections - the nearby Senhouse Roman Museum preserves altars and funerary stones from the Roman fort that once guarded the estuary. The streets show a nineteenth‑century industrial legacy of shipbuilding and coal export alongside Victorian terraces and the harbour’s working waterfront.
Today the area is largely residential with a mixed local economy: traditional fishing and small port activity sit alongside tourism, heritage attractions and community regeneration projects. The seafront and coastal walks attract birdwatchers and visitors, while local festivals and museums help keep a sense of community and history alive amid the social and economic challenges left by deindustrialisation.
Postcode districts covering Maryport South
Most populated places nearby
- Workington 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Whitehaven 11 miles17.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Broughton Moor Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Flimby Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Camerton Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Dearham Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Maryport North Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Great Broughton and Little Broughton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Seaton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Great Clifton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Broughton Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Siddick Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Crosscanonby Parish 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Crosby Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Maryport South
CA15 8LP, CA15 7RH, CA15 8SN, CA15 8AJ, CA15 8HG, CA15 8TH, CA15 8PF, CA15 8HE, CA15 7DR … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 71.1 miles114.5 km
- Newcastle International Airport 75.4 miles121.3 km
- Flimby Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
- Maryport Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
Hotels near Maryport South Ad
- The Melbreak Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Golden Lion Hotel 3 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Hunday Manor Country House Hotel 4 5 miles8 km
- Manor House Hotel, Cockermouth 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Broughton Craggs Hotel 3 3 miles4.9 km
- The Hall Park Hotel 4 miles6.5 km
- Hundith Hill Hotel 3 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Trout 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Waverley Hotel 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Embleton Spa Hotel 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
Schools in Maryport South
- Broughton Moor Primary School Primary
- Ellenborough Academy Primary
- Ewanrigg Junior School Primary
- Flimby Primary School Primary
- Grasslot Infant School Primary
- Netherton Infant School Primary
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport Primary
Local points of interest
- Borough Park Stadium 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Derwent Park Stadium 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Winscales Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Whitehaven Marina Marina 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Powillimount Beach Beach 14.2 miles22.8 km
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Arbigland Estate 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Douglas Hall Estate 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Southwick House Estate 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Cavens Estate 16.1 miles25.8 km
- Blencathra Centre Country house 17.1 miles27.6 km