Norman Cornthwaite Nicholson was an English poet associated with the Cumbrian town of Millom. His poetry is noted for local concerns, straightforward language, and elements of common speech. Although known chiefly for poetry, Nicholson wrote much in other forms: novels, plays, essays, topography and criticism.
Norman Nicholson
Nicholson's home (left) in St George's Terrace, Millom
Nicholson's blue plaque in Millom
Millom is a town and civil parish on the north shore of the estuary of the River Duddon in southernmost Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It is situated just outside the Lake District National Park, about six miles north of Barrow-in-Furness and 26 mi (42 km) south of Whitehaven.
Millom Castle and Holy Trinity Church
The older of two lighthouses at Hodbarrow
Image: Lighthouse at edge of Hodbarrow lagoon geograph.org.uk 268459
Millom Market Square - c.1900