History of Workington established on the north bank of the mouth of the River Derwent, near present-day Siddick Pond and Northside. Another fort or watchtower would have been on How Michael to the south side of the river, near present-day Chapel Bank. In 122, the Romans begin building Hadrian's Wall from Bowness on the Solway Firth to Wallsend on the North Sea. The discovery of a Roman fort around the parish church in Moresby to the south, and fortifications to the north at Risehow (Flimby), Maryport and Crosscannonby support the argument that the coastal wall extended down the whole Solway coast and formed
Solway Firth Eden and the River Esk. The following rivers also flow into the firth: The name 'Solway' (recorded as "Sulewad" in 1218) is of Scandinavian origin, and was originally the name of a ford across the mud flats at Eskmouth. The second element of the name is Old Scandinavian "vað" 'ford' (cognate with English "wade"). The first element is probably Old Scandinavian "súl" 'pillar', referring to the Lochmaben Stane, though "súla" 'solan goose' is also possible. "Súl and súla" both have long vowels, but the early spellings of Solway indicate a short vowel in the first element. This may be due