Mosser

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]

Mosser
Mosser
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Mosser
Location within Cumbria
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

History

The 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
  1. "Distance from Mosser [54.610558, 3.37332]". GENUKI. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. "Population statistics Mosser Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. "Mosser St Michaels Church". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. "Mosser Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. "Mosser". GENUKI. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. "History of Mosser, in Allerdale and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. "Relationships and changes Mosser Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. "Cumbria earthquake: Houses shake as tremor of 3.2 magnitude hits county". Sky News. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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