Workington
Sign in to saveWorkington is a coastal port town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town is at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast, south-west of Carlisle and north-east of Whitehaven. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 25,448 and the built up area had a population of 21,275.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Workington
- UK place.population
- 25,448
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Workington
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cumberland
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cumbria
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Whitehaven and Workington
- UK place.post_town
- WORKINGTON
- UK place.postcode_district
- CA14
- UK place.postcode_area
- CA
- UK place.dial_code
- 0190001946
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NX996279
- UK place.london_distance
- SE
- UK place.static_image_name
- Workington - Portland Square.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Portland Square, 2007
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
38 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Regeneration
- Workington Stadium plans
- Cloffocks development
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Geography
- Economy
- Iron and steel
- After coal and steel
- Vehicle manufacture
- Transport
- Road
- Bus
- Train
- Heritage Trust
- Haulage
- Arts and entertainment
- Cultural festivals
- Media
- Sport
- Uppies and Downies
- Football
- Rugby League
- Rugby Union
- Bowling
- Golf
- Speedway
- Cricket
- Angling
- Athletics
- Motorbike road riding
- Notable people
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
- External links
Workington is a coastal port town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town is at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast, south-west of Carlisle and north-east of Whitehaven. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 25,448 and the built up area had a population of 21,275.
==Toponymy== The place-name Workington is first attested in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 946, as Wurcingtun. It appears as Wirchingetona in about 1150, meaning "the town or settlement of Weorc or Wirc's people". The "Work" element is therefore derived from a person's name.