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Anthorn

Village in Cumbria, England

Field	Value
country	England
static_image	Anthorn, Bowness - geograph.org.uk - 40481.jpg
static_image_caption	Former chapel, Anthorn
coordinates
official_name	Anthorn
population	235
population_ref	(2001 census)
civil_parish	Bowness
unitary_england	Cumberland
lieutenancy_england	Cumbria
region	North West England
constituency_westminster	Penrith and Solway
post_town	Wigton
postcode_district	CA7
postcode_area	CA
dial_code	016973
os_grid_reference	NY195585
pushpin_map	United Kingdom Allerdale
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Allerdale, Cumbria

Anthorn (pronounced ) is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it is situated on the south side of the Solway Firth, on the Wampool estuary, about 13 miles west of Carlisle. It is the location of the Anthorn radio station, broadcasting specialised low frequency signals for timekeeping and navigation.

History

Originally no more than a cluster of cottages and small farms on the shore, the village increased in size and importance in 1942, when an existing First World War landing strip was developed as HMS Nuthatch, a Royal Naval Air Station. The RAF station closed in 1958, and is now the site of Anthorn Radio Station, a large mast field for the NATO VLF transmitter, the NPL time signal and an eLoran timing signal. The Admiralty housing development, larger than the original village itself and about 1 km to the east, remains. In 187072 the township had a population of 197.

Governance

Anthorn is part of the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and Solway. Since the 2024 general election, it has been represented by Markus Campbell-Savours of the Labour Party.

For Local Government purposes Anthorn is in the Cumberland Unitary Authority area.

References

"Anthorn".
(25 September 2020). "With new space program, UK continues march to more holistic PNT". GPS World.
"Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Anthorn, or Ainthorn". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].

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