In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Maryport like this:
Maryport, market town and seaport, Cross Canonby and Dearham pars., Cumberland, at mouth of river Ellen, 5¼ miles NE. of Workington, 28 SW. of Carlisle, and 313 NW. of London by rail, 2827 ac., pop. 8126. Market-days, Tuesday and Friday. Maryport was called Ellenport until 1750, when the harbour was constructed; a new dock of 10 ac. was opened in 1884, and Maryport is now the largest port between the Mersey and the Clyde, with the exception of Barrow-in-Furness. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) Shipbuilding is carried on to a small extent, and the other industries include sailcloth works, iron-foundries, flour mills, saw mills, tanning, and brewing. The herring fishery is prosecuted, and in the neighbourhood are collieries and iron-furnaces.
Maryport through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Maryport has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Allerdale. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Maryport and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Maryport, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1095
Date accessed: 21st May 2013
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