Plastering and Rendering Millom

Millom is a town located on the North shore of the Duddon estuary.  The first mention of the town in the history books is recorded in the year 1086.  It does have a castle but it is not your traditional-looking castle and can be seen on the approaching road to the town.  It has the appearance of a house with a twin-pointed roof and is hidden behind the castle farm and holy trinity church. But the town has plenty of landmarks like Black Combe a very large hill at 1,970 feet above sea level.  The steeple of St Georges’s church can also be seen from all around the area. The records also show that when the town was just a hamlet it was called Holborn Hill which is just a street in the town now. 

Millomites are a close-knit community and have a tradition of supporting each other’s endeavours. Like using local businesses or buying produce that is produced in the area. It does have a very strong Christian community and they are very active in looking after those who are most vulnerable or need extra care due to disabilities. 

But don’t expect to buy a famous burger or a household-named chicken burger. Millom cafes and eating establishments source meat and vegetables from the local farming community and the only supermarket in town is Tesco. This can feel like you have stepped back in time as there is traditional stone worked buildings everywhere and none of the usual brand-name shops that you expect to see in a modern-day town with a population of a little under 8,000.  

The road out of Millom will lead you pretty much in whatever direction you need to go in with nearby towns like Broughton, Ulverston, and Barrow half an hour to a forty-minute drive away. This has probably added to the reason Millom has resisted letting the big corporations come and supply their brand of foods and goods. 

The town is steeped in history from Iron and Tin Mines to an old aerodrome which was later turned into a Prison. The modern development has been predominantly around the outskirts of town. While the centre has maintained many of the original buildings with the town square and the clock in the clock tower was restored in 2016 and chimed for the first time in 15 years on the 26th of December.  

Millom like most of the towns in the area has seen its borders renamed and reshaped over the decades and is soon to return to being known as part of Cumberland. The town which is split into 4 wards has adapted very well to the isolation that is experienced living this far off the main route. During the recent pandemic, locals worked together to keep businesses and services operational during and now beyond the event that affected the entire country.