Cumberland (England)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:abolished 1974
gptkbp:administrativeSuccessor gptkb:Cumbria_(county)
gptkbp:area approx. 1,526 square miles
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Lancashire
gptkb:Westmorland
Northumberland
gptkbp:cathedral gptkb:Carlisle_Cathedral
gptkbp:ceremonialSuccessor gptkb:Cumbria_(ceremonial_county)
gptkbp:established 12th century
gptkbp:hasCastle gptkb:Carlisle_Castle
gptkbp:hasCity gptkb:Carlisle
gptkbp:hasCoastline gptkb:Irish_Sea
gptkb:Solway_Firth
gptkbp:hasLake gptkb:Bassenthwaite_Lake
gptkb:Buttermere
gptkb:Crummock_Water
gptkb:Derwentwater
gptkb:Ennerdale_Water
gptkb:Wast_Water
gptkbp:hasMountain gptkb:Scafell_Pike
gptkb:Helvellyn
gptkb:Skiddaw
gptkbp:hasPart gptkb:Lake_District
gptkbp:hasRiver gptkb:River_Eden
gptkb:River_Derwent
gptkb:River_Esk
gptkbp:hasTown gptkb:Cockermouth
gptkb:Penrith
gptkb:Whitehaven
gptkb:Workington
gptkb:Aspatria
gptkb:Silloth
gptkb:Egremont
gptkb:Keswick
gptkb:Maryport
gptkb:Wigton
gptkb:Cleator_Moor
gptkbp:historicalCounty gptkb:Carlisle
gptkb:England
gptkbp:historicalEvent Border Reivers activity
Hadrian's Wall passes through
site of Roman forts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cumberland (England)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:England
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:nameOrigin derived from 'land of the Cymry' (Britons)
gptkbp:nowPartOf gptkb:Cumbria
gptkbp:population approx. 265,746 (1971 census)
gptkbp:re-establishedAsUnitaryAuthority 2023
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cumberland_County_(NJ)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5