Mosser
Village in Cumbria, England
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Mosser is a village in the civil parish of Blindbothel, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It lies 26 miles (42 km) south-west of Carlisle and 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south of Cockermouth, and is within the boundaries of the Lake District National Park.
| Mosser | |
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View towards St Michael's Church on the hillside | |
  Mosser Location within Cumbria | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COCKERMOUTH |
History
The name "Mosser" means 'Moss shieling', in the sense of a peat bog.[1]
Mosser was historically a township in the ancient parish of Brigham in the historic county of Cumberland.[2][3] The township took on civil functions under the poor laws from the 17th century onwards. As such, the township also became a civil parish in 1866, when the legal definition of 'parish' was changed to be the areas used for administering the poor laws.[4]
A chapel of ease dedicated to St Philip existed at Mosser from medieval times. It had fallen into ruins by the late 17th century, but was rebuilt in 1773.[5][6] An ecclesiastical parish of Mosser was created in 1883, covering the townships of Mosser, Blindbothel, Eaglesfield and part of Whinfell.[7] The old church of St Philip initially served as the parish church. A new church, also dedicated to St Philip, was built in the Eaglesfield township in 1891; it is called St Philip, Mosser, by reference to the ecclesiastical parish it serves, despite not being in the old Mosser township.[8][9]
The old chapel at Mosser was subsequently rededicated to St Michael and is now also known as the Fell Church.[5][9][10]
The civil parish of Mosser was abolished in 1934 and its area incorporated into the civil parish of Blindbothel.[11] In 1931 (the last census before the parish was abolished), Mosser had a population of 56.[12]
On 28 February 2018 there was a 3.2 magnitude earthquake of which Mosser was at the epicentre.[13]
