Silloth

The port of Silloth looking across the outer harbour to the dock gates. This is one of the smaller harbours administered by Associated British Ports. Cargoes imported here include wheat, fertiliser and molasses. The new dock opened in June 1885 and, two years later, Carr’s flour mill was built alongside it.

In 1836 Jonathan Dodgson Carr started milling flour at the Carr’s Silloth Mill located in Cumbria. This was to supply flour for his famous Carr’s Table Water biscuit factory. Within 15 years Carr’s of Carlisle had become one of the largest baking businesses in Britain. It is here at Silloth, where all the retail range of bags of Carr’s flour are made and packed. 50% of Silloth Mill's wheat requirement is delivered by ship in loads of up to 3500 tonnes. The business is now owned by Whitworth Holdings Ltd.