Silloth
Introduction


**Silloth** (sometimes known as **Silloth\-on\-Solway**) is a port town and [civil parish](/wiki/Civil_parish "Civil parish") in [Cumberland](/wiki/Cumberland_%28district%29 "Cumberland (district)"), [Cumbria](/wiki/Cumbria "Cumbria"), England. [Historically](/wiki/Historic_counties_of_England "Historic counties of England") in the county of [Cumberland](/wiki/Cumberland "Cumberland"), the town is an example of a [Victorian](/wiki/Victorian_era "Victorian era") seaside resort in the [North of England](/wiki/Northern_England "Northern England").

Silloth had a population of 2,932 at the 2001 Census,[Office for National Statistics : *Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Allerdale*](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790345)  Retrieved 30 October 2010 falling slightly to 2,906 at the 2011 Census.


In what ways does Silloth's history reflect broader English historical trends?