Mosser
{{Short description|Village in Cumbria, England}}
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| civil_parish = Blindbothel
| country = England
| region = North West England
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| post_town = COCKERMOUTH
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| unitary_england = Cumberland
| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria
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| static_image_caption = View towards St Michael's Church on the hillside
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Mosser is a village in the civil parish of Blindbothel, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It lies {{convert|26|miles|km}} south-west of Carlisle and {{convert|3.6|miles|km|1}} south of Cockermouth, and is within the boundaries of the Lake District National Park.
History
The name "Mosser" means 'Moss shieling', in the sense of a peat bog.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Cumberland/Mosser|title=Mosser Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|accessdate=5 November 2020}}
Mosser was historically a township in the ancient parish of Brigham in the historic county of Cumberland.{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/Mosser/|title=Mosser|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=5 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2583|title=History of Mosser, in Allerdale and Cumberland|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=5 November 2020}} 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.{{cite book |last1=Youngs |first1=Frederic |title=Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England: Volume II, Northern England |date=1991 |publisher=Royal Historical Society |location=London |isbn=0861931270 |page=xv}}
File:St Michael's Church, Mosser, porch and belfry - geograph.org.uk - 87838.jpg
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.{{NHLE|desc=Church of St Michael|grade=II|num=1145211}} An ecclesiastical parish of Mosser was created in 1883, covering the townships of Mosser, Blindbothel, Eaglesfield and part of Whinfell.{{cite book |title=Thirty-sixth Report from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England: Appendix Parts II to IV |date=1884 |publisher=Her Majesty's Stationery Office |location=London |pages=161–162 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Appendix_to_the_twenty_sixth_twenty_seve/TZ4OAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA161&printsec=frontcover |access-date=21 April 2025}} 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.{{cite book |title=Kelly's Directory of Cumberland |date=1906 |page=215 |url=https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/46151/rec/2 |access-date=21 April 2025}}{{cite web |title=St Philip, Mosser |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/12495/more-information/ |website=A Church near you |publisher=Church of England |access-date=21 April 2025}}
The old chapel at Mosser was subsequently rededicated to St Michael and is now also known as the Fell Church.{{cite web |title=St Michael |url=https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/church/st-michael-mosser |website=National Churches Trust |access-date=21 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.visitcumbria.com/cm/mosser-st-michaels-church/|title=Mosser St Michaels Church|publisher=Visit Cumbria|accessdate=5 November 2020}}
The civil parish of Mosser was abolished in 1934 and its area incorporated into the civil parish of Blindbothel.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10066566|title=Relationships and changes Mosser Ch/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=5 November 2020}} In 1931 (the last census before the parish was abolished), Mosser had a population of 56.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10066566/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Mosser Ch/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=5 November 2020}}
On 28 February 2018 there was a 3.2 magnitude earthquake of which Mosser was at the epicentre.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/houses-shake-as-earthquake-with-magnitude-32-strikes-cumbria-11270631|title=Cumbria earthquake: Houses shake as tremor of 3.2 magnitude hits county|publisher=Sky News|accessdate=5 November 2020}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/mosser Cumbria County History Trust: Mosser] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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Category:Former civil parishes in Cumbria
Category:Cumberland (unitary authority)
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