Bullgill is a hamlet in

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, England.

Geography

It is located to the northeast of

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, by road northeast of

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and southeast of

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. The

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flows nearby.

History

Bullgill was developed as a mining community. The Ellen Pit

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was sunk in 1859. A

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was formerly located at Bullgill connecting it with . It closed to passengers on 7 March 1960.

Governance

Bullgill, is part of the

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constituency of the

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, a member of the Labour Party. The Labour Party has won the seat in every general election since 1979; the

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has only been elected once in Workington since

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: in the

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. For the

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residents in Allonby voted to elect

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's for the

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constituency. For

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purposes it is in the Cumberland unitiary authority area. The village also has its own Parish Council; ''Crosscanonby Parish Council''.

A Poem about Bullgill

This poem, attributed to Gordon Nicholl, describes the closure of Bulgill Colliery in about 1910. Original West-Cumbrian Version: Translation:

References

{{Reflist Hamlets in Cumbria Crosscanonby

Geography

History

Governance

A Poem about Bullgill

See also

References