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Workington

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Workington town (1991 pop. 25,978), Cumbria, NW England, at the mouth of the Derwent River. Workington has a significant harbor. Industries include iron and engineering works, clothing, and steel mills. Coal mines are in the vicinity.

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Workington

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Workington, England/UK Wirkybton ‘Estate of Weorc's People’ from an Old English personal name, ‐ing‐, and tūn.

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Workington

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Workington Cumbria. Wirkynton c.1125. ‘Estate associated with a man called *Weorc’. OE pers. name + -ing- + tūn.

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	TOWN 'N OUT!; Workington Town 16 Wigan 64.(Sport) Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 5/19/1996
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