Mosser

Village in Cumbria, England

Human settlement in England

List of places: UK; England; Cumbria

54°36′46″N 3°22′19″W / 54.612741°N 3.3718601°W / 54.612741; -3.3718601

Mosser is a village and former civil parish, 26 miles (42 km) south west of Carlisle,^[1] now in the parish of Blindbothel, in Allerdale district, in the county of Cumbria, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 56.^[2] Mosser has a church called St Michael's Church.^[3]

History

The name "Mosser" means 'Moss shieling', in the sense of a peat bog.^[4] Mosser was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Brigham,^[5]^[6] from 1866 Mosser was a civil parish in its own right until 1 April 1934 when it was abolished and merged with Blindbothel.^[7] On 28 February 2018 there was a 3.2 magnitude earthquake of which Mosser was at the epicentre.^[8]

References

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^ "Mosser St Michaels Church". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ "Mosser Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ "Mosser". GENUKI. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ "History of Mosser, in Allerdale and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ "Relationships and changes Mosser Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ "Cumbria earthquake: Houses shake as tremor of 3.2 magnitude hits county". Sky News. Retrieved 5 November 2020.