Nethertown

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Nethertown
Village
Beach Houses, Nethertown
Nethertown Location in the former Copeland Borough Show map of the former Borough of Copeland Nethertown Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NX9907
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Egremont
Postcode district	CA22
Dialling code	01946
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Copeland
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°27′11″N 3°33′32″W / 54.453°N 03.559°W / 54.453; -03.559

Nethertown is a small village in Cumberland, Cumbria, England on the Irish Sea coast.

The community is covered by the civil parish of "Lowside Quarter", and was created out of one of the old parochial townships of the parish of St Bees.

During WW2 an anti-aircraft training camp was established, which later became the contractor camp housing workers building the Sellafield Nuclear plant from the late 1940s to early 1950s. Following the departure of the contractors, the canteen was converted into the "Tow Bar Inn" - a well patronised dance venue. This was closed in the 1980s and the site is now a private residential estate.

The village had its own school, which later became a mission church for St Bees Priory. It is now a private residence.

The community today is predominantly residential and agricultural.

It is served by Nethertown railway station which is spectacularly sited on a short cliff above the Irish Sea coast.

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  Looking south from Nethertown
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  Looking North to St Bees Head from the station
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  The Cumbrian coast line just north of Nethertown station, which is just to left of the house
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  View towards Nethertown from Coulderton beach
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  View of Nethertown from the St Bees road. Site of the army camp on the left
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  Coulderton beach

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nethertown.

• "100 Years of St Bees", Douglas Sim. 1995, ISBN 0-9526990-0-1

video of mainline class 37 at 60 mph through Nethertown.