Category: Maryport

The original town of Maryport was called Alauna and was built on the Solway Firth, as part of the Roman coastal defences at the westernmost point of Hadrian’s Wall. Fast forward to Georgian times and Alauna became known as Ellenfoot, but in the 1700s, one Humphrey Senhouse developed the existing town into a port and renamed it after his wife, Mary. The town became a major centre of industry in the 19th century when coal mines opened up around the town and thousands of tonnes of coal was shipped through.…