Information AboutWestmorland |
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Westmorland is an area of north-western England . It is generally regarded as one of the 39 Historic Counties Of England . HISTORY
Early history Westmorland includes the towns of Ambleside , Appleby-in-Westmorland (the County Town ), Kendal , Kirkby Stephen , Milnthorpe and Windermere . Within Westmorland's boundaries are large parts of the Lake District National Park . Rather than being divided into Hundred s, Westmorland was subdivided into two Baronies of Westmorland (or sometimes Appleby) and Kendal. The baronies were further subdivided into two Ward s each — Westmorland into the East Ward and West Ward , and Kendal into Kendal Ward and Lonsdale Ward . Modern history In 1889, under the Local Government Act 1888 , a county council was created for the administrative county of Westmorland. The county council was based in Kendal, not Appleby. The Local Government Act 1894 further divided the county into Urban Districts and Rural Districts . Although some of Westmorland's urban districts were very small and would have probably been parts of rural districts in other counties, Kendal and Appleby were governed as municipal boroughs, despite being smaller than some urban districts in other parts of England. In 1974 , under the Local Government Act 1972 , the administrative county was abolished and its area was combined with Cumberland and parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire to form the non-metropolitan county of Cumbria . LEGACY Westmorland is still used as a placename by organisations such as the Westmorland Gazette , the Westmorland County Agricultural Society Show and the Westmorland Shopping Centre .
In June 1994, during the 1990s UK Local Government Reform , the Local Government Commission published draft recommendations, suggesting a South Cumbria Unitary Authority , whose northern boundary would broadly match that of Westmorland's historic boundary, but also including Furness . It also recommended that the border between Westmorland and Yorkshire and Lancashire be restored for Ceremonial Purposes . The final recommendations, published in October 1994, did not include such recommendations, apparently due to lack of expression of support for the proposal to the commission. |