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Maryport sits on the Solway Firth at the foot of the River Ellen, roughly halfway between Whitehaven and the Scottish border. It was largely developed in the mid-18th century as a coal port by the Senhouse family, and its grid-iron street pattern remains a distinct feature of the town’s layout today. The coastline here looks directly across the water to the hills of Dumfries and Galloway, and while the town marks the western edge of the Lake District National Park, it avoids the heavy crowds found further inland. Life tends to revolve around the harbour and the promenade, which stretches towards Allonby and offers a surprisingly level landscape compared to the fells a few miles east. It is a town with deep Roman roots, being the site of the Alauna fort, and there is a functional, unpretentious feel to the place that reflects its industrial past and its ongoing connection to the Irish Sea.