Ewanrigg

Ewanrigg is a suburb of the town of Maryport, Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland. Ewanrigg is a residential area and has a post office, a school and a few places of worship.

Ewanrigg
Ewanrigg
Ewanrigg Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Ewanrigg Location within Cumbria
Population	3,447 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY039355
Civil parish	Maryport
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MARYPORT
Postcode district	CA15
Dialling code	01900
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Workington

Location

It is near the River Ellen and is only about 1 mi (2 km) away from the estuary, which goes out into the Solway Firth. Carlisle lies 26 mi (42 km) to the north-east

Governance

Ewanrigg is in the parliamentary constituency of Workington, Mark Jenkinson is the Member of parliament.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.

Ewanrigg does not have its own Parish Council, instead it is part of Maryport Town Council.

Transport

For transport there is the A594 road going through the settlement and the A596 road nearby; Maryport railway station is also nearby. Other suburbs of Maryport include Ellenborough, Netherton and Glasson.

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Ellenborough and Ewanrigg (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)