Anthorn
# Anthorn

Anthorn (pronounced /ˈænθɔːrn/ AN-thorn) is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it is situated on the south side of the Solway Firth, on the Wampool estuary, about 13 miles (21 km) west of Carlisle. 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 First World War landing strip was developed as HMS Nuthatch, a Royal Naval Air Station. 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 0.62 miles (1 km) to the east, remains. In 1870–72 the township had a population of 197.

## Governance

Anthorn is part of the parliamentary constituency of Workington. In the 2019 general election, Mark Jenkinson, the Conservative candidate for Workington, was elected MP, overturning a 9.4 per cent Labour majority from the 2017 election to eject Shadow Environment Secretary Sue Hayman by a margin of 4136 votes. Prior to the 2019 general election, Labour had held the seat since World War II, with the exception of the 1976 by-election in which the Conservative candidate was elected.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitiary authority area.

