Cockermouth
Cockermouth is a market town and civil parish in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England. The name refers to the town's position by the confluence of the River Cocker into the River Derwent. At the 2021 census, the built up area had a population of 8,860.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Cockermouth
- UK place.type
- Town and parish
- UK place.population_ref
- 8,847 (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Cockermouth
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cumberland
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cumbria
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Penrith & Solway
- UK place.post_town
- COCKERMOUTH
- UK place.postcode_district
- CA13
- UK place.postcode_area
- CA
Article
25 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Market centre
- Flooding
- Architecture
- Geography
- Climate
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Present
- Landmarks
- Demography
- Economy and services
- Education
- Transport
- Road
- Railway
- Buses
- Cycling
- Sport and leisure
- Notable residents
- Twin town
- See also
- References
- External links
Cockermouth is a market town and civil parish in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England. The name refers to the town's position by the confluence of the River Cocker into the River Derwent. At the 2021 census, the built up area had a population of 8,860.
Cockermouth is situated a short distance outside the English Lake District on its north-west fringe. Much of the architectural core of the town remains unchanged since the basic medieval layout was filled in the 18th and 19th centuries. The regenerated market place is now a central historical focus within the town and reflects events from its 800-year history. The town is prone to flooding and experienced severe floods in 2005, 2009 and 2015.