Cumberland County
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Cumberland County is a historic county in northern England, centered on the city of Carlisle and the Lake District area, that existed as an administrative county until the 1974 local government reorganization.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative county
ⓘ
historic county ⓘ |
| abolishedAsAdministrativeCountyIn | 1974 ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Local Government Act 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre | Carlisle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Lancashire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Westmorland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Carlisle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Bassenthwaite Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carlisle NERFINISHED ⓘ Derwentwater (historically within its bounds) NERFINISHED ⓘ Eden Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Hadrian's Wall sections ⓘ Scafell Pike area (historically within its bounds) NERFINISHED ⓘ Solway Firth coastline ⓘ part of Ullswater ⓘ part of the Pennines ⓘ parts of the Lake District ⓘ |
| containsPartOf | Lake District National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| existedAsAdministrativeCountyUntil | 1974 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricIndustry |
agriculture
ⓘ
coal mining ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHistoricMarketTown | Penrith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricParliamentaryConstituency | Cumberland (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricPort |
Whitehaven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Workington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRailHub | Carlisle Citadel railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRegistrationPlateCode | CUM ⓘ |
| hasHistoricTown |
Cockermouth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whitehaven NERFINISHED ⓘ Workington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicCountyTown | Carlisle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicLieutenancy | Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland GENERATED ⓘ |
| historicSheriffdom | High Sheriff of Cumberland GENERATED ⓘ |
| historicStatusRetainedAs | ceremonial and cultural county GENERATED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyRecreatedAs | Cumberland (unitary authority) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Scottish border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Cumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval period to 1974 as an administrative county ⓘ |
| traditionalSubdivisionOf | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.