Cumbria
Cumbria is a administrative county located in the northwest area of England. The boundaries are along the Irish Sea to the west, and along the Pennines to the east. Cumbria's northern boundary stretches from the Solway Firth to Morecambe Bay along the Scotland border. Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy areas of Dumfries and Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale in Scotland. It is made up of six districts: Allerdale, Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden and South Lakeland. Cumbria was created in 1974, and covers the traditional counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, plus the Furness part of Lancashire, and a of Yorkshire. The name "Cumbria" has been used for the region for centuries. Following the creation of Cumbria as an (administrative) 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 area was inhabited by Celts 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 is home to the Lake District National Park, considered one of the most beautiful areas of Great Britain.
Towns and VillagesAlston, Ambleside, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Arnside, AspatriaBarrow-in-Furness, Bowness-on-Windermere, Brampton (town), Brampton (village), Brough, Burneside, Burton-in-KendalCarlisle, Cartmel, CockermouthDalton-in-FurnessGlenridding, Gosforth, Grange-over-Sands, GrasmereKendal, Keswick, Kirkby Lonsdale, Kirkby StephenLongsleddale (was the inspiration for the village of Greendale in Postman Pat)Maryport, Millom, Milnthorpe, MuncasterOulton, OxenholmePatterdale, PenrithRavenglass, RhegedSedbergh, Sellafield, Shap, Silloth, St Bees, Staveley, SwarthmoorTemple Sowerby, ThornhillUlverston, UptonWalton, Wetheral, Whitehaven, Windermere, Workington
People and Places of InterestBassenthwaite LakeBrantwoodButtermereDonald CampbellCartmel PriorySamuel Taylor ColeridgeConiston WaterCrummock WaterCumbria Way long distance footpathDales Way long distance footpathDerwent WaterEden Valley Railway - heritage railwayEnnerdale WaterFisher Tarn ReservoirFurness AbbeyHartley CastleHaweswaterHolker HallKillington ReservoirLakeside & Haverthwaite Railway - heritage railwayWindermere (the lake)Lanercost PrioryLevens HallThe former site of the Beast Banks post office in Longsleddale.National Nature Reserves in CumbriaPennine Way long distance footpathBeatrix PotterQuaker tapestry, KendalRavenglass & Eskdale Railway - heritage railwayRydal WaterSeathwaite TarnSizergh CastleThirlmereUllswaterAlfred WainwrightWast WaterWhinfell ForestWilliam Wordsworth
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