Английская Википедия:Bullgill
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Bullgill is a hamlet in Cumbria, England.
Geography
It is located to the northeast of Dearham, Шаблон:Convert by road northeast of Maryport and Шаблон:Convert southeast of Crosby Villa.[1] The River Ellen flows nearby.
History
Bullgill was developed as a mining community. The Ellen Pit coal mine was sunk in 1859.[2]
Шаблон:Stack A railway station was formerly located at Bullgill connecting it with Шаблон:Stnlnk. It closed to passengers on 7 March 1960.[3]
Governance
Bullgill, is part of the Workington constituency of the UK parliament. The current Member of Parliament is Sue Hayman, a member of the Labour Party.[4] The Labour Party has won the seat in every general election since 1979; the Conservative Party has only been elected once in Workington since the Second World War: in the 1976 Workington by-election.[5]
For the European Parliament residents in Allonby voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.
For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitiary authority area.
The village also has its own Parish Council; Crosscanonby Parish Council.[6]
A Poem about Bullgill
This poem, attributed to Gordon Nicholl, describes the closure of Bulgill Colliery in about 1910.
Original West-Cumbrian Version: Шаблон:Blockquote Translation: Шаблон:Blockquote
See also
References
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