Cumbria
Sign in to saveCumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, the English ceremonial counties of Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Carlisle.
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Cumbria is a ceremonial county located in North West England that borders Scotland to the north, several English counties to the east and south, and the Irish Sea to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Carlisle.
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Key facts
- English county.official_name
- Cumbria
- English county.image_caption
- Derwentwater in the Lake District, a tower of Carlisle Citadel and St Bees Head
- English county.locator_map
- Cumbria UK locator map 2010.svg
- English county.map_caption
- Location of Cumbria within England
- English county.region
- North West England
- English county.established_date
- 1 April 1974
- English county.established_by
- Local Government Act 1972
- English county.MPs
- 6 MPs
- English county.police
- Cumbria Constabulary
- English county.largest_city
- Carlisle
- English county.lord_lieutenant_office
- Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria
- English county.lord_lieutenant_name
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- Toponymy
- History
- Geography
- Boundaries and divisions
- Economy
- Tourism
- Economic output
- Governance
- Local
- National
- Politics
- Education
- Transport
- Road
- Air
- Ports
- Rail
- Demography
- Population
- Settlements
- Sport
- Running
- Football codes
- Association
- Rugby codes
- Bat-and-ball
- Wrestling
- Racing
- Food
- Dialect influences
- Celtic
- Anglo-Saxon/Viking
- Scandinavian/Norse/Dane
- Normans
- Cumbric
- Media
- Places of interest
- Gallery
- Notable people
- Symbols
- See also
- References
- External links
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, the English ceremonial counties of Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Carlisle.
Cumbria is predominantly rural, with an area of and an estimated population of in . Carlisle is in the north of the county; the towns of Workington and Whitehaven lie on the west coast, Barrow-in-Furness on the south coast, and Penrith and Kendal in the east. For local government purposes the county comprises two unitary authority areas, Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland, the councils of which collaborate through the Cumbria Combined Authority. Cumbria was created in 1974 from the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, the Furness area of Lancashire, and a small part of Yorkshire.