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  2. Cumberland - Wikipedia

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    Cumberland (/ ˈ k ʌ m b ər l ə n d / KUM-bər-lənd) is an area of North West England which was historically a county.The county was bordered by Northumberland to the north-east, County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Scottish counties of Dumfriesshire and Roxburghshire to the north.

  3. Cumbria - Wikipedia

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    Cumbria was created in 1974 from the traditional counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, the Cumberland County Borough of Carlisle, along with the North Lonsdale or Furness part of Lancashire, usually referred to as "Lancashire North of the Sands", (including the county borough of Barrow-in-Furness) and, from the West Riding of Yorkshire, the ...

  4. Cumberland (unitary authority) - Wikipedia

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    Cumberland is a unitary authority area in Cumbria, England, and a non-metropolitan county and district. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It borders Scotland , Northumberland , Westmorland and Furness , and the Irish Sea .

  5. History of medieval Cumbria - Wikipedia

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    It is likely that Malcolm succeeded in regaining the Cumberland part of Cumbria in 1061: in 1070 he used Cumberland as his base to attack Yorkshire. [98] This 1061 incursion was the first of five such raids by Malcolm, a policy that alienated the English Northumbrians and made it harder to fight the Normans after the invasion of 1066.

  6. History of Cumbria - Wikipedia

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    Cumbria was created as a county in 1974 from territory of the historic counties of Cumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire North of the Sands and a small part of Yorkshire, but the human history of the area is ancient. It is a county of contrasts, with its mountainous central region and lakes, fertile coastal plains in the north and gently ...

  7. County one step closer to having elected mayor - AOL

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    Cumbria has taken one step closer to potentially having an elected mayor. Westmorland and Furness Council cabinet members have voted in favour of joining a fast-track devolution programme.

  8. Westmorland - Wikipedia

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    In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the county council was abolished and its former area was combined with Cumberland and parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire to form the new county of Cumbria, administered by a new Cumbria County Council. [18] The area formed parts of the districts of South Lakeland and Eden from 1974 to 2023.

  9. 31 Big Lies That Bosses Tell Employees - AOL

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    3. My Hands Are Tied. A boss who makes promises he or she can't keep is difficult to trust. "You might have been promised a series of promotions, increased responsibility, or a raise, but all you ...