Seaton is a civil parish and one of the largest villages in England

Largest village in England

Several places claim to be the largest village in England. This title is disputed as there is no standard definition of a village and size might be determined by population or area....

, housing 4,861 people. Historically

Historic counties of England

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 a part of Cumberland

Cumberland

Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....

, it is situated next to the town of Workington

Workington

Workington is a town, civil parish and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England, at the mouth of the River Derwent. Lying within the Borough of Allerdale, Workington is southwest of Carlisle, west of Cockermouth, and southwest of Maryport...

 and the village of Camerton

Camerton, Cumbria

Camerton is a small village and civil parish dating back at least to Medieval times situated about north-east of Seaton in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria. The village is linked by road to Seaton, Great Broughton and Flimby, and there was a small footbridge over the river to Great Clifton...

 along the River Derwent

River Derwent, Cumbria

The Derwent is a river in the Lake District of the county of Cumbria in the north of England. The name Derwent is derived from a Celtic word for "oak trees"....

 and dates back at least to Medieval times. It forms part of the Borough of Allerdale

Allerdale

Allerdale is a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, England, with borough status. Its council is based in Workington and the borough has a population of 93,492 according to the 2001 census....

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Housing

The village is traditionally split into 'High' and 'Low' Seaton. Generally speaking, Low Seaton is the oldest part of the village and runs South West from Causeway Road towards Camerton. High Seaton makes up the remainder. Many housing estates have been built since 1950, including Ling Beck Park, Hunter's Drive Estate and Whitestiles, and make up the vast majority of the current population. As these developments are in the North and East of the village, they are considered a part of High Seaton.

Amenities

Amenities include: some small local shops, a petrol station, two schools - Seaton Academy (formerly Infant School), and Seaton Junior Church of England school
, a library

Library

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, several pubs, and a local Rugby League

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 team, Seaton Rangers.

History

In 1762 Seaton Iron Works

Seaton Iron Works

Seaton Iron Works was an iron works which operated between 1762 and 1857 in Seaton, Cumberland. As well as making iron it also manufactured iron goods, and before 1800 was a manufacturer of steam engines.-History:...

 was established on the north bank of the River Derwent

River Derwent, Cumbria

The Derwent is a river in the Lake District of the county of Cumbria in the north of England. The name Derwent is derived from a Celtic word for "oak trees"....

 below the village at Barepot. It was a major concern at one time, employing hundreds of people, before its blast furnace ceased operation in 1857. The structures were demolished and there is very little trace remaining of the iron works today.

Seaton has a long history of mining

Mining

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 and farming, and had a large population increase during the 1800s caused by the boom of nearby Workington's steel

Steel

Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...

 industry. Although the steel industry is now subsided somewhat, it remains a dormitory settlement

Commuter town

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 for other West Coast industries such as B.N.F.L

BNFL

British Nuclear Fuels Limited was a nuclear energy and fuels company owned by the UK Government. It was a former manufacturer and transporter of nuclear fuel , ran reactors, generated and sold electricity, reprocessed and managed spent fuel , and decommissioned nuclear plants and other similar...

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Parish Council

There are fifteen parish councillors in Seaton. The Chair of this council is Trevor Fee. The Parish Clerk is Paul Bramley. It meets in the Seaton Parish Rooms (on Church Road) on the 3rd Monday of every month. It has responsibility for planning application, footpaths an other local amenities and has recently had grit bins placed at points around the village. Seaton Parish Council webpage

Transport

Seaton had a station on the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway

Cleator and Workington Junction Railway

The Cleator & Workington Junction Railway was located in West Cumberland in Northern England, serving the towns of Cleator Moor and Workington and intermediate villages...

but the station closed in 1922.

Bus service number 47 links Seaton to Workington.