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Cumbria

Cumbria is a county in north western England, was formed in 1974, by combining former counties of Cumberland and Westmooland together along with small parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire. Cumbria has an area of about 6,810 sq. km. and a population of 483,163.

Carlisle is the administrative centre of Cumbria.

This county includes Britain one of the famous scenic areas, The Lake District, popularized by poets such as Wordsworth and Coleridge. Tourists admire its mountains, moorland, dales, and waterfalls. Its magnificent lakes include Windermere, Ullswater, and Hawes Water. England’s highest point 978 m above sea level is here. Other peaks include, Helvellyn (950 m), Skiddaw (93 m).

The Pennines border the country to the east, reaching 893 m at Cross Fall. The plains of Carlisle in the north borders Scotland. It is fertile and drained by River Eden.

Agriculture is important to this county, and dairy cattle and sheep are predominant livestock while oats and root crop are grown on the plains. The main industrial centre is the Barrows-in-Furnace. Industries are linked with mineral extraction: Lead, Gypsum, Iron Ore etc. Coal mining is now restricted to the northwest of the county.