Silloth Dock and industrial area
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Silloth Dock and industrial area
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 13 Jun 2003
Silloth was a fishing village that expanded as a port for Carlisle from 1857, when the railway was opened. Silloth's dock is used by cargo ships and by a small fishing fleet specialising in Solway shrimps. Next to the dock is Carr's Mill, a flour mill, which uses grain imported by sea.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.868237
Longitude
-3.396091