Seaton, Cumberland

Description
Seaton, a village and a township in Camerton parish, Cumberland, on the river Derwent, 2 miles NNE of Workington. There is a station on the Cleator and Workington Junction railway, and a post and money order office under Workington; telegraph office, Workington. Acreage, 2626, and 638 of tidal water and foreshore; population, 3229. The Earl of Lonsdale is lord of the manor. The living is annexed to that of Camerton. The church, built in 1883, is in the Gothic style, and consists of chancel, nave, and tower. The living of Holy Trinity, in West Seaton, is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Carlisle; net value, £154 with residence. The church was built in 1893 in the Early English style, and consists of chancel, nave, transepts, and tower. There are also a Wesleyan chapel, and a Good Templars' hall built in 1884. The Hematite Steel and Iron Companies, and the Firebrick Company, have works at West Seaton.