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    Distington (/ˈdɪzɪŋtən/) is a large village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Workington and 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Whitehaven...
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    Lowca Beck (redirect from Distington Beck)
    of Cumbria, England. The beck rises (as Distington Beck) in the vicinity of Gilgarran and flows by Distington and the remains of Hayes Castle before flowing...
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    Distington railway station was opened jointly by the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (C&WJR) and the LNWR and Furness Joint Railway (The Joint...
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  • Distington is a civil parish in the Borough of Copeland, Cumbria, England. It contains six listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage...
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    Copeland wards of: Arlecdon & Ennerdale; Beckermet; Cleator Moor; Corkickle; Distington, Lowca & Parton; Egremont; Gosforth & Seascale; Hillcrest; Kells; Moor...
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  • Centro Met (electric steelmaking plant, continuous casting) Danieli Davy Distington (thick and thin slab casting) Danieli Wean United (flat product rolling...
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  • 2013: Walney Central 2014: Walney Central 2015: Walney Central 2016: Distington ARLFC 2017: Hensingham ARLFC The competition ceased following the 2017...
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    Norway to prevent it falling into Axis hands. Workington was the home of Distington Engineering Company (DEC), the engineering arm of British Steel Corporation...
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    27 June 1876, before the original branch opened, to what would become Distington and down the valley of the Lowca Beck to the coast at Parton. The line...
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    A595 Carlisle Dalton-in-Furness A596 Thursby Workington A597 Workington Distington Northside Bridge in Workington, which carries part of the route, destroyed...
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    Lillyhall, passing through Lillyhall Industrial Estate and joining the Distington bypass, constructed in 2008. This section of road is notable as it is...
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  • School, Dearham Derwent Vale Primary School, Great Clifton Distington Community School, Distington Eaglesfield Paddle CE Primary Academy, Eaglesfield Ellenborough...
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    factory was established in the remote area of Cumberland (now Cumbria), at Distington, near Whitehaven. As well as producing ingots of raw alloy, manufacturing...
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    Clifton and Little Clifton to the north east, Dean to the south east, and Distington, in Copeland district, to the south. The A595 road and A596 road pass...
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  • Crosfields Dewsbury Celtic Beverley Hunslet Dewsbury Moor Maroons Ellenborough Distington Kells Hull Dockers Millom Drighlington Lock Lane Ince Rose Bridge Myton...
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    Dean, Deanscales, Dearham, Deepthwaite, Dendron, Dent, Denton Holme, Distington, Dockray Dovenby, Dragley Beck, Drigg, Drumburgh, Drumleaning, Drybeck...
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    Common End is a hamlet within the civil parish of Distington in Cumbria, England. Common End was on the A595 road until it was by-passed. Wikimedia Commons...
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  • Council: Arlecdon and Ennerdale, Beckermet, Cleator Moor, Corkickle, Distington, Lowca and Parton, Egremont, Gosforth and Seascale, Hillcrest, Kells,...
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    Distington, Lowca & Parton Party Candidate Votes % Labour Jackie Bowman 481 58.4 Labour Dave Banks 349 42.4 Conservative Daniel Glover 283 34.3 Conservative...
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    29 September 1936. p. 16. Nutland, 2012 p105 "High Duty Alloys Ltd", Distington". Cumbria Archive Service Catalogue. Archived from the original on 27...
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    Cleator & Workington Jn Rly to Distington...
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  • Cockermouth, Lorton, Buttermere Cumberland CA14 WORKINGTON Workington, Distington, Stainburn, Seaton Cumberland CA15 MARYPORT Maryport, Dearham, Flimby...
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    LLR. This bright spot was set in a sea of rationalisation and decline. Distington Ironworks closed in the early 1920s, Harrington Ironworks by the early...
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    York Acorn 18–16 2016 1 York Acorn Sharlston Rovers 36–20 2 York Acorn Distington 28–10 3 York City Knights York Acorn 66–0 2017 1 RAF York Acorn 12–30...
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    Haringas). Other local place names with similar origins would be Workington, Distington and Frizington. In 1951 the parish had a population of 2303. Harrington...
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  • Staffield, Threlkeld, Watermillock. Whitehaven PLU Arlecdon, Cleator, Distington, Egremont, Ennerdale & Kinniside, Gosforth, Hale, Harrington, Hensingham...
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  • Wray Wraysholme Yanwath Aldingham High Head Howe Howe Haresceugh Hartley Distington Kirkoswald Lammerside Liddel Strength Maryport & Netherhall Pennington...
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    in the Manor and Parish of Arthingworth, in the County of Northampton. Distington (Cumberland) Inclosure Act 1767 7 Geo. 3. c. 85 20 May 1767 An Act for...
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    incident and was returned to traffic. Cleator Moor West - Moresby Parks - Distington - High Harrington - Workington Central (Route in Google Maps) Workington...
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  • England, retrieved 21 March 2016 Historic England, "Milestone east of Distington Secondary School, Winscales (1312130)", National Heritage List for England...
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