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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Ireland, in which more than 100 vessels are employed. The harbour, being secured by a breakwater, is one of the safest … act was passed for the preservation and regulation of the harbour. About 500 persons are engaged in the collieries; and … In 1845, an act was obtained for a railway from the harbour to Cockermouth: this line, 8 miles in length, was …