Cumbria
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| Geography | |
| Status | Ceremonial & Non-metropolitan county |
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| Region | North West England |
| Area - Total - Admin. council |
Ranked 3rd 6,768 km² Ranked 2nd |
| Admin HQ | Carlisle |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-CMA |
| ONS code | 16 |
| NUTS 3 | UKD11/12 |
| Demographics | |
| Population - Total (2004 est.) - Density - Admin. Council |
Ranked 41st 494,800 73 / km² Ranked 28th |
| Ethnicity | 99.3% White |
| Politics | |
 Cumbria County Council http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/ |
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| Executive | Conservative & Liberal Democrat |
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Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England.
Cumbria is home to the Lake District National Park, considered one of the most beautiful areas of the United Kingdom. The area has provided inspiration for generations of British and foreign artists, writers and musicians.
The highest point of the county (and of the whole of England) is Scafell Pike at 978m/3209ft. Parts of Hadrian's Wall can be found in the northernmost reaches of the county, in and around Carlisle.
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Boundaries and divisions
Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy areas of Dumfries and Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale in Scotland.
The boundaries are along the Irish Sea to Morecambe Bay in the west, and along the Pennines to the east. Cumbria's northern boundary stretches from the Solway Firth along the border with Scotland to Northumberland.
It is made up of six districts: Allerdale, Barrow and Furness, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden and South Lakeland.
History
Cumbria was created in 1974, by combining the area of the abolished administrative counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, plus the Furness part of Lancashire, and a protrusion of Yorkshire (the former Sedbergh Rural District). The name "Cumbria" has been used for the region for centuries.
Following the creation of Cumbria as a non-metropolitan county, some people, particularly those born or brought up in the area, prefer to refer to the Furness area by its traditional county name of "Lancashire". Others, including local government, promotional material for the area, the Lake District National Park Authority, and most visitors describe the area as being in "Cumbria".
The culture of the area was Celtic until quite late (see Rheged), and the name derives from their name for the area, in the Cumbric language. It is etymologically connected to the Welsh term Cymru, meaning "Wales". Cumbria remains one of the most Celtic areas of England.
Towns and Villages
See the List of places in Cumbria.
People of Interest
- Donald Campbell
- Fletcher Christian
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Margaret Fell
- Francis Howgill
- Stan Laurel
- Beatrix Potter
- Hardwicke Rawnsley
- Alfred Wainwright
- William Wordsworth
Places of Interest
- Bassenthwaite Lake
- Brantwood
- Buttermere
- Cartmel Priory
- Coniston Water
- Crummock Water
- Cumbria Coastal Way long distance footpath
- Cumbria Way long distance footpath
- Dales Way long distance footpath
- Derwent Water
- Eden Valley Railway - heritage railway
- Ennerdale Water
- Firbank Fell
- Fisher Tarn Reservoir
- Furness Abbey
- Haig Colliery Mining Museum
- Harrison Stickle
- Hartley Castle
- Haweswater
- Holker Hall
- Killington Reservoir
- Kirkby Lonsdale
- Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway - heritage railway
- Windermere (the lake)
- Lanercost Priory
- Levens Hall
- The former site of the Beast Banks post office in Longsleddale.
- National Nature Reserves in Cumbria
- Pennine Way long distance footpath
- Piel Island
- Quaker tapestry, Kendal
- Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway - heritage railway
- Rheged
- Rydal Water
- Seathwaite Tarn
- Sizergh Castle & Garden
- Swarthmoor Hall
- Thirlmere
- Ullswater
- Wast Water
- Whinfell Forest
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Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre |
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Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |