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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]
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]
Mosser | |
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Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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]
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]