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== Transport ==
== Transport ==
The main road in Cumberland is the [[M6 motorway]], which traverses the county from north to south, serving Carlisle and Penrith. It links the county with [[Kendal]], [[Preston]] (where traffic leaves for Manchester) as well as, ultimately, the [[West Midlands]] and southern England. To the north, it continues as the A74(M) motorway to [[Glasgow]], also serving traffic for [[Edinburgh]]. Another major route is A66, which links the county with Yorkshire, Teesside and, via the A1, to eastern England. The A69 broadly follows Hadrian's Wall and links Carlisle with [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] via Hexham.
The main road in Cumberland is the [[M6 motorway]], which traverses the county from north to south, serving Carlisle and Penrith. It links the county with [[Kendal]], [[Preston]] (where traffic leaves for Manchester) as well as, ultimately, the [[West Midlands]] and southern England. To the north, it continues as the A74(M) motorway to [[Glasgow]], also serving traffic for [[Edinburgh]]. Another major route is A66, which links the county with Yorkshire, Teesside and, via the A1, to eastern England. The A69 broadly follows Hadrian's Wall and links Carlisle with [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] via Hexham.
The A7 road runs between Carlisle and Edinburgh, via the border towns of Hawick, Selkirk and Galashiels. In the 21st century, the road is rarely used by long-distance traffic to Edinburgh, and is now mainly a tourist route.
== Administration ==
== Administration ==