Mosser is a village and former civil parish, 26 miles (42 km) south west of Carlisle,[1] now in the parish of Blindbothel, in Allerdale district, in the county of Cumbria, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 56.[2] Mosser has a church called St Michael's Church.[3]
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
History
editThe name "Mosser" means 'Moss shieling', in the sense of a peat bog.[4] Mosser was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Brigham,[5][6] from 1866 Mosser was a civil parish in its own right until 1 April 1934 when it was abolished and merged with Blindbothel.[7] On 28 February 2018 there was a 3.2 magnitude earthquake of which Mosser was at the epicentre.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Distance from Mosser [54.610558, 3.37332]". GENUKI. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Population statistics Mosser Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Mosser St Michaels Church". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Mosser Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Mosser". GENUKI. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "History of Mosser, in Allerdale and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Mosser Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Cumbria earthquake: Houses shake as tremor of 3.2 magnitude hits county". Sky News. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
External links
edit- Cumbria County History Trust: Mosser (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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