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Westmorland (/ ˈ w ɛ s t m ər l ə n d /, formerly also spelt Westmoreland [6]) is an area of North West England which was historically a county. People of the area are known as Westmerians. [ 7 ] The area includes part of the Lake District and the southern Vale of Eden .
Cumberland (/ ˈ k ʌ m b ər l ə n d / KUM-bər-lənd) is an area of North West England which was historically a county.The county was bordered by Northumberland to the north-east, County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Scottish counties of Dumfriesshire and Roxburghshire to the north.
A map of Cumbria, showing the districts: (1) Cumberland; (2) Westmorland and Furness. A map of Cumbria, showing the pre-2023 districts: (1) Barrow-in-Furness; (2) South Lakeland; (3) Copeland; (4) Allerdale; (5) Eden; and (6) Carlisle. A civil parish in England is the lowest unit of local government.
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] which means that it is a non-metropolitan county and district. 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 ...
Brampton is spelt in Christopher Saxton’s 1579 map of Westmorland and Cumberland as 'Branton'. The same name is mentioned again in Schenk and Valck’s 1670 map. In John Cary’s map of 1794 'Bramton' is marked, however the first cartographic mention of the village's current name comes from an 1831 map of the area.
For local government purposes the county comprises two unitary authority areas, Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland. [5] Cumbria was created in 1974 from the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, the Furness area of Lancashire, and a small part of Yorkshire. The interior of Cumbria contains several upland areas.
The Three Shire Stone. The Three Shire Stone is a boundary stone that marks the location where the historic English counties of Lancashire, Cumberland and Westmorland meet. The point is in the English Lake District at the summit of Wrynose Pass; latitude 54°25' North, longitude 3°7' West, elevation 1289 feet (393 m) above sea level (grid reference