Overview of Electoral Division The Electoral Division of Solway Coast lies in the far North West of Cumbria overlooking Scotland and the Solway Firth. It sits within the District of Allerdale, with the district council base at Workington. Silloth is the largest town within the division and is the most north westerly town in England. A popular Victorian seaside destination, the town has a discovery centre with tourist Information centre. The division lies to the west of the city of Carlisle and to the north of the market town of Wigton. Bowness on Solway is the farthest point of North West England, and is the start of the National trail which follows the World Heritage Site of Hadrian’s Wall path, Hadrian's Wall, past Roman settlements and forts. The wider Solway Coast is an Area of Natural Beauty (AONB) and houses four of the best remaining peat bogs in Europe which make up the South Solway Mosses Special Area of Conservation (SAC). There is also Campfield Marsh Nature Reserve and wetland education centre at Bowness-on-Solway managed by the RSPB and Drumburgh Moss Nature Reserve managed by Cumbria Wildlife Trust. There are a number of primary schools within the electoral division, and Solway Community Technical College at Silloth provides secondary education. 6th form education is provided at Carlisle, Wigton, Maryport, Workington or Cockermouth. Silloth is a tourist destination and offers a range of employment between the caravan parks, guest houses and hotels, however only 8.2% of employment within the division is in the food and accommodation sector. The largest sector is manufacturing with 16.4%. There are a number of large and national employers within the town including: Port of Silloth (Import/Export) Carrs Flour Mills (Food Production) Thomas Armstrong (Construction) D.A Harrison (Aggregates) Enkev (Natural Fibres Production) Caltech Crystalyx (Animal Supplements) Solway Shrimping Industry The former RAF airfield at Silloth is base for a number of businesses. On Sunday it hosts a giant market and car boot sale. Anthorn is home to the Anthorn Radio Station, which is one of three NATO Facilities in Europe. It occupies the former World War II military airfield which was operated by the Royal Navy Air Service as HMS Nuthatch. The facility houses a number of transmitters, antennas and atomic clocks.
Overview of Electoral Division The Electoral Division of Solway Coast lies in the far North West of Cumbria overlooking Scotland and the Solway Firth. It sits within the District of Allerdale, with the district council base at Workington. Silloth is the largest town within the division and is the most north westerly town in England. A popular Victorian seaside destination, the town has a discovery centre with tourist Information centre. The division lies to the west of the city of Carlisle and to the north of the market town of Wigton. Bowness on Solway is the farthest point of North West England, and is the start of Hadrian’s Wall path, the National trail which follows the World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall, past Roman settlements and forts. The wider Solway Coast is an Area of Natural Beauty (AONB) and houses four of the best remaining peat bogs in Europe which make up the South Solway Mosses Special Area of Conservation (SAC). There is also Campfield Marsh Nature Reserve and wetland education centre at Bowness-on-Solway managed by the RSPB and Drumburgh Moss Nature Reserve managed by Cumbria Wildlife Trust. There are a number of primary schools within the electoral division, and Solway Community Technical College at Silloth provides secondary education. 6th form education is provided at Carlisle, Wigton, Maryport, Workington or Cockermouth. Silloth is a tourist destination and offers a range of employment between the caravan parks, guest houses and hotels, however only 8.2% of employment within the division is in the food and accommodation sector. The largest sector is manufacturing with 16.4%. There are a number of large and national employers within the town including: Port of Silloth (Import/Export) Carrs Flour Mills (Food Production) Thomas Armstrong (Construction) D.A Harrison (Aggregates) Enkev (Natural Fibres Production) Caltech Crystalyx (Animal Supplements) Solway Shrimping Industry The former RAF airfield at Silloth is base for a number of businesses. On Sunday it hosts a giant market and car boot sale. Anthorn is home to the Anthorn Radio Station, which is one of three NATO Facilities in Europe. It occupies the former World War II military airfield which was operated by the Royal Navy Air Service as HMS Nuthatch. The facility houses a number of transmitters, antennas and atomic clocks.
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