Westmorland
Sign in to saveWestmorland (, formerly also spelt Westmoreland) is an area of North West England which was historically a county. The area included part of the Lake District and the southern Vale of Eden, and its inhabitants were known as Westmerians.
Key facts
- Historic subdivision.Name
- Westmorland
- Historic subdivision.subdivision_type
- Historic county
- Historic subdivision.HQ
- Appleby (historic county town)County Hall, Kendal (1889–1974)
- Historic subdivision.Status
- Historic county (current) Ceremonial county (until 1974) Administrative county (1889–1974)
- Historic subdivision.Origin
- Barony of Kendal, Barony of Westmorland
- Historic subdivision.Start
- 13th century
- Historic subdivision.Replace
- Cumbria
- Historic subdivision.CodeName
- Chapman code
- Historic subdivision.Code
- WES
- Historic subdivision.Government
- Westmorland County Council (1889–1974)
- Historic subdivision.PopulationFirst
- 63,575
- Historic subdivision.PopulationFirstYear
- 1911
- Historic subdivision.PopulationLast
- 67,180
- Historic subdivision.PopulationLastYear
- 1961
- Historic subdivision.AreaFirstYear
- 1831
- Historic subdivision.AreaSecondYear
- 1911
- Historic subdivision.AreaLastYear
- 1961
- Historic subdivision.Map
- 200pxAncient extent of Westmorland
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Early history
- Background
- County of Westmorland
- Geography
- Division into wards
- Modern history
- Toponymy
- Coat of arms
- Legacy
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
Westmorland (, formerly also spelt Westmoreland) is an area of North West England which was historically a county. The area included part of the Lake District and the southern Vale of Eden, and its inhabitants were known as Westmerians.
The county had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974, when it was subsumed into Cumbria together with Cumberland, the Sedbergh area of Yorkshire, and the Furness area of Lancashire. It gives its name to the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, which covers a larger area than the historic county.