Westmorland, England

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former administrative county historic county

Westmorland, England is a historic county in northwestern England known for its rural landscapes and parts of the Lake District.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Westmorland	12
Cumberland, England	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former administrative county ⓘ historic county ⓘ
borders	Cumberland ⓘ Lancashire ⓘ Yorkshire ⓘ
containsGeographicFeature	Howgill Fells ⓘ River Eden (part) ⓘ surface form: River Eden (upper reaches) River Kent ⓘ part of the Lake District mountains ⓘ part of the Pennines ⓘ
containsPart	parts of the Lake District ⓘ
containsSettlement	Ambleside ⓘ surface form: Ambleside (part historically) Appleby-in-Westmorland ⓘ Kendal ⓘ Kirkby Stephen ⓘ
containsTransportRoute	M6 motorway (passes through historic area) ⓘ West Coast Main Line ⓘ surface form: West Coast Main Line (railway)
country	England ⓘ
countrySubdivisionType	historic county of England ⓘ
formerAdministrativeCenter	Appleby-in-Westmorland ⓘ surface form: Appleby
hasHeritage	agricultural ⓘ market towns ⓘ sheep farming ⓘ
hasRegion	Lake District ⓘ
hasTraditionalCountyStatus	preserved for cultural and geographic purposes ⓘ
historicChapmanCode	WES ⓘ
historicCountyStatusAbolished	1974 ⓘ
knownFor	rural landscapes ⓘ scenic countryside ⓘ
largestTownHistorically	Kendal ⓘ
locatedIn	North West England ⓘ North West England ⓘ surface form: northwestern England
mergedInto	Cumbria ⓘ
partOf	England NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZone	Europe/London ⓘ
traditionalCountyTown	Appleby-in-Westmorland ⓘ