Westmorland, England

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

All labels observed (6)

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Statements (36)

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
timeZone Europe/London
traditionalCountyTown Appleby-in-Westmorland

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Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland location Westmorland, England
this entity surface form: Westmorland
Kent Estuary historicalCounty Westmorland, England
this entity surface form: Westmorland
Beetham historicCounty Westmorland, England
this entity surface form: Westmorland
Newby Bridge Weir locatedInFormerCounty Westmorland, England
this entity surface form: Westmorland
Treaty of Chester (1157) territoryInvolved Westmorland, England
this entity surface form: Westmorland
Lancashire North of the Sands borderedBy Westmorland, England
this entity surface form: Westmorland (historic county)
Sir Thomas Parr region of activity Westmorland, England
this entity surface form: Westmorland
Anglo-Scottish Treaty of 1237 appliesToTerritory Westmorland, England
this entity surface form: Westmorland
North Riding of Yorkshire borderedBy Westmorland, England
this entity surface form: Westmorland
WES represents Westmorland, England
this entity surface form: Westmorland
Cumberland, England borderWith Westmorland, England
this entity surface form: Westmorland