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Westmorland was a historic county in Northern England that became part of Cumbria in 1974. It included part of the Lake District and the southern Vale of Eden, and was divided into four baronies and wards.
Westmorland, historic county of northwestern England, bounded on the north and west by Cumberland, on the southwest and southeast by Lancashire, on the east by Yorkshire, and on the northeast by Durham.
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Westmorland is a city in Imperial County, California, with a population of 2,014 in 2020. It is on State Route 86, near the Mexican border, and has a history of illegal gambling and brothels.
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Westmorland is one of the Lake Counties. It is divided in parts by the fells; in the north-west of the county runs the Eden Valley, where the county town, Appleby-in-Westmorland is found. Through Edendale runs the River Eden, producing a quiet, fertile dale, isolated by the fells each side. The Eden rises high on Mallerstang Common and flows throug...
The border between Westmorland and Cumberland is possibly the highest south of the Highlands. In the east it runs up the beck that becomes the River Tees to its source and at once down the Crowdundle Beck into Edendale and the Eden. Then up the Eamont it sunders Penrith in Cumberland from Eamont Bridge in Westmorland and to Ullswater, the second gr...
Westmorland's main waters are: 1. Brotherswater 2. Elter Water 3. Grasmere 4. Haweswater 5. Hayeswater 6. Rydal Water Shared with other counties are: 1. Ullswater(on the border with Cumberland) 2. Windermere(on the border with Lancashire)
The largest and most widespread industry in Westmorland is tourism, and the Lake District National Park is the single biggest draw; the whole Park receiving in excess of 8.3 million visitors a year from across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America and the Far East. Fewer than 50,000 people are permanently resident within the Lake District Natio...
By the early sixth century, Westmorland was part of the Kingdom of Rheged, a stronghold of the native Britons against the incoming English. According to the poems of Taliesin, King Urien had a capital at Llywfenydd, identified as the River Lyvennetin Westmorland. Ancient burial mounds are found at the head of the Lyvennet. By the end of the 7th cen...
Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling is an ancient and well-practised tradition in the two counties with a strong resemblance to Scottish Backhold. The origin of this form of wrestling is a matter of debate, with some describing it as having evolved from Norse wrestling while other historians compare it with the Cornish and Gouren styles, suggestin...
Lakes, fells and landscape
1. Firbank Fell 2. Fisher Tarn Reservoir 3. Grasmere and Rydal Water 4. Harrison Stickle 5. Haweswater 6. Striding Edge 7. Kentmere 8. Ullswater 9. Whinfell Forest 10. Windermere
Long distance footpaths
1. Dales Way 2. Pennine Way
Houses, museums etc
1. Abbot Hall Art Gallery 2. Blackwell 3. Brough Castle 4. Brougham Castle 5. Brougham Hall 6. Dove Cottage, Grasmere 7. Eden Valley Railway 8. Hartley Castle 9. Kendal Castle 10. KillingtonReservoir 11. Lakeland Wildlife Oasis, near Milnthorpe 12. Levens Hall 13. Museum of Lakeland Life, Kendal 14. Quaker tapestry, Kendal 15. Sizergh Castle& Garden 16. Whinfell Forest 17. Windermere Steamboat Museum, Bowness-on-Windermere
Westmorland is a mountainous and rural county in England, with the Lake District National Park and many lakes and fells. Learn about its history, geography, towns, villages, tourism and more on Wikishire, a collaborative project to create a comprehensive county encyclopedia.
The City of Westmorland was incorporated in 1934, and has a population of approximately 2400 residents. Westmorland is located in the fertile Imperial Valley in Southeastern California.
Learn about the history, geography and culture of Westmorland, one of England's historic counties. Discover its charming market towns, scenic lakes and mountains, and its unique identity and heritage.
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May 1, 2023 · The little town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, a pleasant and ancient place sitting in a loop of the River Eden, with its Norman castle and wide, sloping high street, can boast once more of...
