Discover Cumbria

Carlisle Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria
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Author: Neil Boothman


Cumbria is a non-metropolitan county in the western part of North West England. It covers 6,768 sq km (2,613 sq mi) and has a population of just about 500,000 people (2012 estimate), making it one of the most sparsely populated counties in the country. In contrast, the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, in the south, has a population density that is over twelve times that of Cumbria.

In terms of area, Cumbria is the third largest ceremonial county in England. This largely rural county is the location of the Lake District and the Lake District National Park. It is bordered by the Scottish council area of Dumfries and Galloway to the north, County Durham and Northumberland to the east, North Yorkshire to the southeast, Lancashire to the south and the Irish Sea to the west.

Eden Valley, Cumbria
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Author: Carl Bendelow


The low population density of Cumbria can be attributed to its terrain which for the most part is mountainous. Throughout England, only in Cumbria do you find peaks exceeding 900 m (3,000 ft) in height, with the 978-m (3,209 ft) Scafell Pike being the tallest mountain in Cumbria and in England.

Human habitation of Cumbria goes back to prehistory. During Roman Britain (c. 410 AD), the area was inhabited by an Old Welsh-speaking tribe called Romano-Britons. The name Cumbria is believed to have been derived from the name the people gave to themselves, Cymru, which means compatriots in Old Welsh.

Towns in Cumbria

Sights in Cumbria

Sizergh Castle, Helsington, Cumbria
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Author: George Hopkins

Map of Ceremonial Counties of England

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