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Westmorland (formerly also spelt ''Westmoreland'', an even older spelling is ''Westmerland'') is an area of north west England and one of the 39 Historic Counties Of England . It formed an Administrative County from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria . EARLY HISTORY
At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 the county was considered to form part of Yorkshire . The baronies of Kendal and Westmorland were originally distinct jurisdictions with separate sheriffs, but were formed into a single county of Westmorland in 1226/7.F.A. Youngs, ''Guide to the Local Administrative units of England, Vol.II, Northern England'', London, 1991 The historic county boundaries are with Cumberland to the north, County Durham and Yorkshire to the east, and Lancashire to the south and west. Windermere forms part of the western border with Lancashire North Of The Sands , and Ullswater part of the border with Cumberland. The highest point of the county is Helvellyn at 950m (3,117 ft). According to the 1831 census it covers an area of 485,990 acres. 1831 Census cited in Vision of Britain - Ancient county data Appleby , the historic county town, formed a historic borough and was unreformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 ; although reform came later in 1885. Kendal was reformed as a municipal borough in 1835. Division into wards 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 wards each:
MODERN HISTORY
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