Population 235 (2001 census) Region North West Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Cumbria Dialling code 016973 UK parliament constituency Penrith and The Border | OS grid reference NY195585 Country England Post town Wigton District Allerdale Civil parish Bowness-on-Solway | |
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Anthorn (pronounced /ˈænθɔːrn/ AN-thorn) is a village in Cumbria, England. It is situated on the south side of the Solway Firth, on the Wampool estuary, about thirteen miles west of Carlisle. It is the location of the Anthorn radio station, broadcasting specialised low frequency signals for timekeeping and navigation.
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Map of Anthorn, Wigton, UK
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 station closed in 1958, leaving only its powerful transmitter, but the associated housing development, larger than the original village itself and about a kilometre to the east, remains.
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