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Hand-drawn map of Westmorland and Cumberland by Christopher Saxton from 1576. Westmorland bordered Cumberland to the north, County Durham and Yorkshire to the east, and Lancashire to the south and west. Windermere formed part of the western border with Lancashire north of the sands, and Ullswater part of the border with Cumberland.
Map of Cumberland showing wards, 1824. The Earldom of Carlisle was partitioned into baronies. When the County of Cumberland was created, the baronies were subdivided as wards, a county sub-division also used in Durham, Northumberland and Westmorland. These originated as military subdivisions used to organise the male inhabitants for the county ...
A map of Cumbria, showing the districts: (1) Cumberland; (2) Westmorland and Furness. ... and aligned parish boundaries with county and borough boundaries. [7] ...
Westmorland and Furness is a unitary authority area in Cumbria, England. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The economy is mainly focused on tourism around both the Lake District and Cumbria Coast , shipbuilding and the port in Barrow-in-Furness , and agriculture in the rural parts of the area.
Cumberland is a unitary authority area in Cumbria, England. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It borders Scotland , Northumberland , Westmorland and Furness , and the Irish Sea . Part of the area is in the Lake District National Park and notable landmarks include Carlisle Cathedral , Carlisle Castle and Hadrian's Wall .
English: Map showing the Regions of England and the constituent metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties from 1 April 2023. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 170% Geographic limits: West: 6.75°W; East: 2.0°E; North: 56.0°N; South: 49.75°N; Changes since the 2021 version: New unitary authority areas: Cumberland
The Cumberland unitary authority area covers the north and west of Cumbria, and Westmorland and Furness the south and east; they are named after the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, but have different boundaries. [36] Cumberland has had a Labour majority administration since the 2022 Cumberland Council election, and Westmorland ...
During the nineteenth century a number of laws, most notably the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 61), resulted in the relocation of some sections of historic boundaries, principally to remove detached portions of counties. With the notable exception of the creation of the metropolitan counties in 1974, the majority of the ...