On Sunday 28 June 2009 09:44:11 john webster wrote:
> (I'm to lazy to look it up)  John

Gar, it was easier to look up than it was to type your question.

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=cumbria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbria

Not to be confused with Cumbia, Umbria, or Cambria.

Cumbria

Geography
County town (Admin HQ)	Carlisle
Status	Ceremonial & Non-metropolitan county
Origin	1974 Local Government Act 1972
Region	North West England
Area - Total - Admin. council	Ranked 3rd 6,768 km² Ranked 2nd
Neighbouring Counties	Lancashire North Yorkshire County Durham Northumberland Dumfries and Galloway Borders
ISO 3166-2	GB-CMA
ONS code	16
NUTS 3	UKD11/12
Demographics
Population - Total (2007 est.) - Density - Admin. Council	Ranked 41st 497,000 73 / km² Ranked 25th
Ethnicity	96.7% White British 1.7% White Other 0.6% S.Asian 0.5% Mixed Race 0.2% Chinese 0.2% Afro-Carib. 0.1% Other
Politics
Cumbria County Council http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/
Executive	Conservative / Liberal Democrat (council NOC)
Members of Parliament	Tony Cunningham (L) Tim Farron (LD) John Hutton (L) David Maclean (C) Eric Martlew (L) Jamie Reed (L)
Districts
Barrow-in-Furness South Lakeland Copeland Allerdale Eden Carlisle

Cumbria (pronounced /ˈkʌmbriə/) is a shire county in the North West of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. The county consists of six districts, and has a total population of 498,800 (2007).

Cumbria, the third largest ceremonial county in England, is bounded to the west by the Irish Sea, to the south by Lancashire, to the southeast by North Yorkshire, and to the east by County Durham and Northumberland. Scotland lies directly to the north.

A predominantly rural county, Cumbria is home to the Lake District National Park, considered one of the most beautiful areas of the United Kingdom. The area has provided inspiration for generations of British and foreign artists, writers and musicians. Much of the county is mountainous, with the highest point of the county (and of England) being Scafell Pike at 978 m (3210 ft). All the mountains in England that are over 900 metres (3,000 ft) above sea level are in Cumbria.

Parts of Hadrian's Wall can be found in the northernmost reaches of the county, in and around Carlisle.

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