Cockermouth Town Council

About Cockermouth Town Council

Welcome to Cockermouth Town

 


A National Heritage ‘Gem’ Town
 

Cockermouth is situated in the most beautiful corner of England – the Lake District in Cumbria.  Its unique position also makes it within easy reach of the Solway Coast (seven miles) and Scotland (thirty miles).  The M6 motorway, together with the A66 trunk road from the motorway to the west coast makes road communication very easy.  An excellent main line rail service is available from nearby Workington to Carlisle, the Cathedral city, twenty five miles away and there are regular connecting bus services to most parts of Cumbria and the Lake District. Please find a map of all local car parking in Cockermouth http://www.cumbriaparishcouncils.co.uk/images/cockermouthpdf/2013townmap.pdf.

This thriving market town with its 8,000 inhabitants is proud of the fact that in 1965 the Council for British Archaeology recommended Cockermouth for preservation by the State as part of the National Heritage, thus making it a ‘Gem’ town.  It has a castle and two rivers – the Cocker (from which the town derives its name) and the Derwent, both ideal for salmon and trout fishing.

Cockermouth can boast many famous ‘sons’, the most famous of all being William Wordsworth, Poet Laureate, who was born in Cockermouth on the 7th April 1770 in a fine Georgian house which stands on a tree-lined Main Street and which is now owned by the National Trust.