Workington

Coordinates: 54°38′11″N 3°33′18″W / 54.6365°N 3.5549°W / 54.6365; -3.5549

Workington is a town, civil parish and port at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast of Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland and lying in the Borough of Allerdale, Workington is 32 miles (51.5 km) southwest of Carlisle, 7 miles (11.3 km) west of Cockermouth, and 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Maryport. At the 2011 Census it had a population of 25,207.

Workington is the seat of Allerdale Borough Council, one of three borough councils in Cumbria. Sue Hayman is the MP for the constituency of the same name that includes other towns in Workington's hinterland.

History

The area around Workington has long been a producer of coal and steel.

Between AD 79 and AD 122, Roman forts, mile-forts and watchtowers were established along the Cumbrian coast. They were coastal defences against attacks by the Scoti from Ireland and by the Caledonii, the most powerful tribe in what is now Scotland. The 16th-century Britannia, written by William Camden describes ruins of the coastal defences at Workington.

Workington (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°38′35″N 3°32′56″W / 54.643°N 3.549°W / 54.643; -3.549

Workington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.

Boundaries

The constituency covers much of the north-west of Cumbria, corresponding largely to the Allerdale borough, except for the areas around Wigton and Keswick. As well as Workington itself, the constituency contains the towns of Cockermouth, Maryport, and Aspatria.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cumbria, the Boundary Commission for England created a modified Workington constituency as a result of population changes. The electoral wards used to create this reshaped seat, which were fought at the 2010 general election, are:

Workington (Harare)

Workington is the name of an industrial suburb in the South West of Harare, Zimbabwe.

Coordinates: 17°51′S 31°01′E / 17.850°S 31.017°E / -17.850; 31.017