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Workington

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Workington ˈwɜːrkɪŋtən is a coastal town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. At the 2011 census it had a population of 25,207. The town is south-west of Carlisle, north-east of Whitehaven, west of Cockermouth, and south-west of Maryport. History of Workington The area around Workington was long a producer of coal and steel. Between 79 and 122 CE, Roman forts, mile-forts and watchtowers were built along the Cumbrian coast, as defences against attacks by the Scoti of Ireland and the Caledonii, the most powerful tribe in what is now Scotland. The 16th-century Britannia, written by William Camden, describes ruins of these defences. A Viking sword was discovered at Northside. This is seen to suggest there was a settlement at the river mouth. The place-name Workington is first attested in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 946, as Wurcingtun. It appears as Wirchingetona in about 1150, meaning "the town or settlement of Weorc or Wirc's people". Several bridges were damaged or destroyed by the River Derwent during the 2009 Workington floods. In 2006, Washington Square, a £50 million shopping centre and mixed-use complex, was opened to replace the run-down St John's Arcade, built in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2007, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors named Washington Square the "best commercial project" in North West England. Works of public art installed in the town centre include: Glass canopies designed by Alexander Beleschenko The Coastline by Simon Hitchens The Hub by BASE Structures and Illustrious The Grilles architectural metalwork at Central Car Park by Tom Lomax in association with pupils from St Patrick's Primary School and Alan Dawson. Central Way public toilets with tiles designed in collaboration by ceramic artist Paul Scott and writer Robert Drake, in addition to a fish tank containing species from the Solway provided by the Lake District Coast Aquarium in Maryport by Paul Scott and Robert Drake Lookout Clock, an interactive town clock designed by Andy Plant and Matt Wand While efforts have been made to find local names for the major streets of the new shopping centre, the initial planning title of Washington Square has been retained.

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