Anthorn (pronounced ) is a village in

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, England.

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, it is situated on the south side of the

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, on the Wampool estuary, about west of

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. It is the location of the Anthorn radio station, broadcasting specialised low frequency signals for timekeeping and navigation.

History

Originally no more than a cluster of cottages and small farms on the shore, the village increased in size and importance in 1942, when an existing

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landing strip was developed as '' HMS Nuthatch'', a

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. The RAF station closed in 1958, and is now the site of Anthorn Radio Station, a large mast field for the NATO VLF transmitter, the NPL time signal and an eLoran timing signal. The Admiralty housing development, larger than the original village itself and about to the east, remains. In 187072 the

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had a population of 197.

Governance

Anthorn is part of the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and Solway. Since the

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, it has been represented by

Markus Campbell-Savours Markus Dale Campbell-Savours (born January 1981) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Penrith and Solway since 2024. He is the son of Lord Campbell-Savours. Campbell-Savours is an alumnus of Birkbeck, ...

of the Labour Party. For

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purposes Anthorn is in the

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References

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Bowness on Solway
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

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History

Governance

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