Cumbria

Cumbria, created in 1974, is a county in the North West region of England.

Cumbria is home to the Lake District National Park, considered one of the most beautiful areas of the United Kingdom. The area has provided inspiration for generations of British and foreign artists, writers and musicians.

The highest point of the county (and of the whole of England) is Scafell Pike at 978 m (3210 ft). In fact, all the land in England that is over 3,000 feet is in this county.

Parts of Hadrian's Wall can be found in the northernmost reaches of the county, in and around Carlisle.

Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy areas of Dumfries and Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale in Scotland.

The boundaries are along the Irish Sea to Morecambe Bay in the west, and along the Pennines to the east. Cumbria's northern boundary stretches from the Solway Firth along the border with Scotland to Northumberland.

It is made up of six districts: Allerdale, Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden and South Lakeland. For many administrative purposes Cumbria is divided into 3 areas - East, West and South. East being the districts of Carlisle and Eden, West - Allerdale and Copeland and South Lakeland and Barrow making up South Cumbria.

In January 2007, Cumbria County Council voted in favour of an official bid to scrap the current two-tier system of county and district councils in favour of a new unitary Cumbria Council, to be submitted for consideration to the Department for Communities and Local Government.

The county returns 6 Members of Parliament to the House of Commons, representing the constituencies of Carlisle, Penrith & The Border, Workington, Copeland, Westmorland and Lonsdale and Barrow & Furness.

Abbey Town   Aikton   Ainstable   Allonby   Alston   Ambleside   Appleby   Arlecdon   Armathwaite   Arnside   Askham   Aspatria   Ayle   Baggrow   Bampton   Barbon   Barrow in Furness   Beaumont   Beckermet   Beckfoot   Beetham   Belle Vue   Bewcastle   Blencarn   Blencogo   Boltongate   Boot   Bootle   Bothel   Bowland Bridge   Bowness-on-Solway   Bowness-on-Windermere   Braithwaite   Brampton   Branthwaite   Braystones   Bridekirk   Bridgefoot   Brigham   Brigsteer   Brisco   Bromfield   Brough   Brough Sowerby   Broughton in Furness   Broughton Moor   Burgh by Sands   Burneside   Busk   Buttermere   Caldbeck   Calder Bridge   Calthwaite   Calvo   Camerton   Cark   Carlisle   Cartmel   Castle Carrock   Cleator   Cleator Moor   Cliburn   Clifton   Cockermouth   Colby   Colton   Coniston   Corney   Cotehill   Coupland   Crackenthorpe   Croasdale   Croglin   Crook   Crooklands   Crosby   Crosby Garrett   Crosby Ravensworth   Crosscanonby   Culgaith   Cummersdale   Cumrew   Cumwhinton   Cumwhitton   Dacre   Dalston   Dalton in Furness   Dean   Dearham   Dent   Distington   Dockray   Drigg   Drumburgh   Drybeck   Duddon   Dufton   Edenhall   Egremont   Ellenborough   Ellonby   Elterwater   Farlam   Farleton   Fingland   Flimby   Flookburgh   Frizington   Gaisgill   Gamblesby   Garrigill   Gatebeck   Gatesgill   Gawthrop   Gilcrux   Gilgarran   Glasson   Glassonby   Gleaston   Glenridding   Gosforth   Grasmere   Grayrigg   Great Asby   Great Blencow   Great Musgrave   Great Ormside   Great Orton   Great Salkeld   Great Strickland   Great Urswick   Greystoke   Grizebeck   Grizedale   Hackthorpe   Hale   Harker   Harraby   Harrington   Haverigg   Haverthwaite   Hawkshead   Hayton   Hesket Newmarket   Heversham   High Hesket   High Newton   High Nibthwaite   High Wray   High Yewdale   Hilton   Hodbarrow   Holker   Holme   How   Ireby   Ireleth   Irthington   Ivegill   Johnby   Keisley   Keldhead   Kendal   Kentmere   Kershopefoot   Keswick   Kingstown   Kirkandrews upon Eden   Kirkbride   Kirkby Lonsdale   Kirkby Stephen   Kirkby Thore   Kirkcambeck   Kirkland   Kirklinton   Kirkoswald   Kirksanton   Knock   Lake Side   Lamplugh   Langrigg   Langwathby   Lazonby   Leadgate   Leece   Levens   Lindal in Furness   Little Blencow   Little Salkeld   Little Strickland   Long Marton   Longtown   Lorton   Low Borrowbridge   Low Hesket   Lowca   Loweswater   Lupton   Mardale   Maryport   Maulds Meaburn   Mawbray   Mealsgate   Melmerby   Middleton   Milburn   Millom   Millthrop   Milnthorpe   Mockerkin   Morland   Mosedale   Mossbay   Mungrisdale   Murton   Nateby   Natland   Nenthead   Nethertown   Newby   Newby Bridge   Newlands   Newton Arlosh   Newton Reigny   Old Hutton   Orton   Oulton   Ousby   Outhgill   Parton   Patterdale   Pennington   Penrith   Penruddock   Plumbland   Plumpton Wall   Pooley Bridge   Port Carlisle   Raughton   Ravenglass   Ravenstonedale   Red Dial   Renwick   Rockcliffe   Roose   Rosgill   Rosthwaite   Rowrah   Rusland   Rydal   Saint Bees   Saint Bridget Beckermet   Saint John Beckermet   Sandford   Sandside   Santon Bridge   Scaleby   Scalehouses   Scales   Scotby   Seathwaite   Sebergham   Sedbergh   Sedgwick   Shap   Shopford   Siddick   Silecroft   Silloth   Skelsmergh   Skelton   Skinburness   Skirwith   Smardale   Soulby   Soutergate   Southwaite   Stanwix   Staveley   Sunderland   Tallentire   Tebay   Temple Sowerby   Threlkeld   Thursby   Tirril   Torpenhow   Torver   Troutbeck   Uldale   Ullock   Ulpha   Ulverston   Underbarrow   Vickerstown   Waberthwaite   Walton   Warcop   Warwick   Waverton   Welton   Westward   Wetheral   Whitehaven   Whitrigg   Wiggonby   Wigton   Winder   Windermere   Winster   Winton   Workington   Wreay   Wythburn