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 miles
- Whitehaven 11 miles
Neighbouring places
- Broughton Moor Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Flimby Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Camerton Parish 1.9 miles
- Dearham Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Maryport North Ward 2.5 miles
- Great Broughton and Little Broughton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Seaton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Great Clifton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Broughton Parish 2.9 miles
- Siddick Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Crosscanonby Parish 3.1 miles
- Crosby Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Maryport South
CA15 8TN, CA15 8QU, CA15 8HD, CA15 7NG, CA15 8TD, CA15 8QY, CA15 8AN, CA15 8EZ, CA15 8LA … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 71.1 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 75.4 miles
- Flimby Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Maryport Railway Station 1.3 miles
Hotels near Maryport South Ad
- The Golden Lion Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- The Melbreak Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- The Hall Park Hotel 3 4 miles
- The Old Ginn House Inn 4 2.9 miles
- The Old Mill Inn 3 2.5 miles
- Waverley Hotel 4.1 miles
- Broughton Craggs Hotel 3 3 miles
- Manor House Hotel, Cockermouth 5.3 miles
- The Sleepwell Inn 4 4.1 miles
- Hunday Manor Country House Hotel 4 5 miles
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 miles
- Derwent Park Stadium 4.1 miles
- Winscales Estate 5.3 miles
- Whitehaven Marina Marina 10.6 miles
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 13.4 miles
- Powillimount Beach Beach 14.2 miles
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 14.8 miles
- Arbigland Estate 14.8 miles
- Douglas Hall Estate 15.4 miles
- Southwick House Estate 15.9 miles
- Cavens Estate 16.1 miles
- Blencathra Centre Country house 17.1 miles