Westmorland

This article deals with the English county, for the location in New Zealand see Westmorland (New Zealand) .

Location of Westmorland

Westmorland is one of England's 39 traditional counties . Major towns in the county are Ambleside , Appleby-in-Westmorland (the administrative headquarters), Kendal , Kirkby Stephen , Milnthorpe and Windermere . Westmorland includes large parts of the Lake District National Park .

In 1974 Westmorland was combined with Cumberland and parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire to form the new county of Cumbria .

structure

Unlike most other counties in dog reds were divided into two Westmorland was Baron machinations (Engl. Baronies (sometimes Appleby) and Kendal, divided), Westmorland. These in turn consisted of two wards each : East was and West was in Westmorland and Kendal was and Lonsdale was in Kendal.

• Westmorland
  • East ward - Appleby , Brough , Kirkby Stephen , Orton , Tebay
  • West ward - Askham , Bampton , Barton , Patterdale , Shap , Yanwath

• Kendal
  • Kendal ward - Ambleside , Burton-in-Kendal , Grasmere , Grayrigg , Kentmere , Kendal , Windermere
  • Lonsdale ward - Kirkby Lonsdale

Westmorland continues to be used as an area name. There is the Westmorland Gazette , the Westmorland County Agricultural Show and a Westmorland Shopping Center .

See also

• Earl of Westmorland , hereditary title created twice in the Peerage of England.

Coordinates: 54 ° 30 ′  N , 2 ° 35 ′  W