| 词条 | Longtown, Cumbria |
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|country = England |coordinates = {{coord|55.0084|-2.9687|display=inline,title}} |static_image_name = Longtown Bridge over the River Esk.jpg |static_image_caption = Longtown, bridge over the River Esk |official_name= Longtown |population = 3,000 |civil_parish= Arthuret |shire_district= City of Carlisle | shire_county = Cumbria |region= North West England |constituency_westminster= Penrith and the Border |post_town= CARLISLE |postcode_district = CA6 |postcode_area= CA |dial_code= 01228 |os_grid_reference= NY380686 Longtown is a small town in northern Cumbria, England, just south of the Anglo-Scottish border. Its sheep market was at the centre of the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth crisis. LocationIt is in the parish of Arthuret and on the River Esk. HistoryHistorically in Cumberland, nearby was the Battle of Arfderydd in 573. The Battle of Solway Moss was fought nearby in 1542. 2001 UK Foot and mouth crisisLongtown is the location of the largest sheep markets in England. The first animal to be found infected with foot-and-mouth disease in the 2001 crisis had been purchased at Longtown Market. While at the market it spread the infection to other animals. The size of the Longtown Sheep Market meant that the disease had spread right across the country in a very short time. Longtown became the centre for control of the disease in south western Scotland and North West England. PopulationLongtown has a population of around 3,000.{{when|date=November 2015}} EducationLongtown has one primary school with around 190 pupils. Most secondary school pupils travel to William Howard School, Brampton, or Carlisle. Though up until 2008 Longtown had its own secondary school, Lochinvar School. EnvironmentIn April 2014 Carlisle City Council rejected a planning application for a two million gallon slurry lagoon at Scaurbank Wood, to the north east of Longtown. The planned slurry lagoon was said to be the most objected to plan in the City Council's history, with more than 1,400 letters or e-mails of objection.[1] IndustryCoal miningLochinvar coalfield was discovered in the 1950s by the National Coal Board and was subject to drilling but never mined. Recently an Australian firm (New Age Exploration) has been exploring the coalfield for coking coal to produce steel. The company is exploring as far north as Evertown near Canonbie, and as far south as Longtown.[2] DMC LongtownDuring the 1930s, there was a recognition of a need to provide secure storage for munitions across the United Kingdom. The proposal was to create three Central Ammunition Depots (CAD): one in the south (Monkton Farleigh, Wiltshire); one in the Midlands (Nesscliffe, Shropshire); and one in the north. While the other two sites were sat above easily hewn limestone, Longtown is located above granite, which meant that it took longer to create and only came into operations late in the Second World War. The site was chosen as it used to be part of HM Factory, Gretna, that stretched to Eastriggs over the border in Scotland, one of the biggest makers of explosives during the First World War. The township of Gretna was established to house the workers of this establishment. Today, DMC (Defence Munitions Centre) Longtown is the only one of the three CADs to remain in operation and is among the largest defence munitions sites in Western Europe. Currently, Longtown and Eastriggs are two separate sites under joint management. In November 2013 the MoD announced that the operational capacity of MoD Longtown would be reduced and a substantial area of the site would be given over to commercial use. See also{{portal|Cumbria}}
References1. ^'Tide against the slurry lagoon plan too strong to be ignored' - the Cumberland News 18 April 2014 2. ^The Cumberland News 7 March 2014 'Coal-mining scheme set to expand' External links{{commonscat|Longtown, Cumbria}}
2 : Towns in Cumbria|City of Carlisle |
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