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Cumbria

Also known as Cumbria, England

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.

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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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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: Alexander Scott
English county.high_sheriff_office: High Sheriff of Cumbria
English county.high_sheriff_name: Geoffrey Charles Joliffe
English county.ethnicity_year: 2021
English county.iso_code: GB-CMA
English county.districts_map: 200px
English county.districts_key: Unitary

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Official website

Welcome to Cumberland | Cumberland Council

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Wikidata facts

Population: 499100
Area: 6766.5996
Official website: www.cumbria.gov.uk
Image: Castlerigg2.JPG
Households: 240149

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Commons category: Cumbria
inception: 1974-00-00
social media followers: 21475
mean age: 42.9
native label: Cumbria
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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.