Holborn Hill

Holborn Hill is a street and a ward in the town of Millom, in Cumbria, England. Historically it was a village in the administrative county of Cumberland and predates Millom. In 2001 the population of the ward was 2,562, living in 1,083 households,[1] reducing at the 2011 Census to a population of 2,461, living in 1,061 households.[2]

For Holborn Hill in London, see Holborn.

Holborn Hill

Holborn Hill area of Millom
Holborn Hill
Location in Copeland Borough
Holborn Hill
Location within Cumbria
Population2,461 (2011)
OS grid referenceSD167803
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMILLOM
Postcode districtLA18
Dialling code01229
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

History

Holborn Hill was once an important place for travellers crossing the Duddon Estuary on their way up the west Cumbrian coast. Evidence of one of the coaching inns, the Pilot Inn, can still be seen in the form of an inscription on a block of houses near the junction of Holborn Hill and Newton Terrace. The inscription reads:

William and Ann Barren live heare, who mostly keep good ale and beer, 1745. You who intend to cross ye sand, call here a gide at your command.

Millom railway station was formerly called Holborn Hill halt before the building of Millom new town.

The ancient monuments of Millom Castle (private) and Holy Trinity Church are about one mile from Holborn Hill via footpath or road. A charter to hold a market was granted by King Henry III of England to John de Huddleston, Lord of Millom in 1251 and the market was held at Holborn Hill. A charter for a fair at the feast of Holy Trinity was also granted at the same time.

References
  1. "Holborn Hill (Ward). Key Figures for 2001 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  2. "Millom ward population 2011". Retrieved 15 June 2015.


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