Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| Cumbria | ||
| SummaryText:- | The new county, created by Local Government Reorganisation 1974, comprises the old counties of Cumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire north of the Sands, and a small part of Yorkshire. | |
| SummaryText:- | Measuring from the false origin of the NGR coordinate system: west to east is from 293 to 390Km = 97Km; south to north is from 461 to 589Km = 128Km. | |
| SummaryText:- | In lat/long the county of Cumbria extends from | |
| SummaryText:- | 2d 9.5m W in Stainmore to 3d 38.3m W on St Bees Head | |
| SummaryText:- | 54d 2.6m N on Walney Island to 55d 11.3m N in Kershope Forest | |
| SummaryText:- | The county borders on Dumfries and Galloway Region, and Borders Region, Scotland to the north; Northumberland, Durham, and North Yorkshire to the east; on Lancashire to the South; and the Irish Sea on the west. | |
| references:- | OS 1974 Admin Areas |
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| evidence:- | census:- Census 1971 |
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| source data:- | Census returns, published by HMSO, London, for 1971. |
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| evidence:- | boundary map:- County Boundaries 2006 |
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| source data:- |  click to enlargeCumbriaS.jpg County Boundary Map, created by Jean Norgate 2006 |
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 BRI52.jpg Coat of arms; displayed at fire brigade HQ, Cockermouth. (taken 2.9.2009)  BPY50.jpg 3D Map jigsaw 54cmx72cm; made by Martin Norgate (Norgate 2009) (taken 26.1.2009) |
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| twinned with:- |  Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Germany |
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| old county:- | Westmorland |
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| old county:- | Cumberland |
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| old county:- | Lancashire |
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| old county:- | West Yorkshire |
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