Bullgill

Bullgill is a hamlet in Cumbria, England.

Geography

It is located to the northeast of Dearham, by road northeast of Maryport and southeast of Crosby Villa. The River Ellen flows nearby.

Bullgill was developed as a mining community. The Ellen Pit coal mine was sunk in 1859.
A railway station was formerly located at Bullgill connecting it with. It closed to passengers on 7 March 1960.

Bullgill, is part of the Penrith and Solway constituency of the UK parliament.
For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.
The village also has its own Parish Council; Crosscanonby Parish Council.

This poem, attributed to Gordon Nicholl, describes the closure of Bulgill Colliery in about 1910.
Original West-Cumbrian Version:
Translation: