Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Harrington within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Harrington.-- small coast town and par. with ry sta., W. Cumberland, 4½ miles N. of Whitehaven, 2360 ac. and 199 foreshore, pop. 3019; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has shipbuilding, extensive coal mines, and blast furnaces. On the pierhead is a fixed light (Harrington), 44 ft. above high water, and seen 11 miles.