Egremont
Egremont is a market community, civil parish and 2 electoral wards (North as well as South) in the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria, England, 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) south of Whitehaven and also on the River Ehen. Historically in Cumberland, the community, which exists at the foot of Uldale Valley as well as Dent Fell, has a long industrial heritage including dyeing, weaving and iron ore mining. It had a population of 7,444 in 2001, raising to 8,194 at the 2011 Census. The town's format today is much the same as at the time of Richard de Lucy around 1200 with its vast Main Street opening out right into the marketplace location. The remains of the Norman castle, constructed in the 12th century, are located at the southerly end of Main Street near the marketplace place. Egremont was granted a charter for a market and also annual reasonable by King Henry III in 1266. The resulting yearly Crab Fair now organizes the World Gurning Championships. The contemporary economic climate is improved solutions, media and also tourist, together with nuclear industry at Sellafield.