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'''Cumbria''' is a [[county]] in North-West [[England]], on the [[Scotland|Scottish]] border.

'''Cumbria''' is a [[county]] of north-west [[England]], on the [[Scotland|Scottish]] border. It was formed in 1974 by the merger of the former counties of Cumberland and Westmorland with the Furness peninsula (previously part of [[Lancashire]]) and Dentdale (previously part of [[Yorkshire]]). Much of the county is occupied by the [[Lake District]] National Park, which contains England's highest mountains. Other areas include the western slopes of the North [[Pennines]], the Vale of Eden, a lowland valley which includes the main towns of [[Penrith]] and [[carlisle]] and which merges into the estuarine lowlands of the [[Solway Firth]], the industrial districts of West Cumbria, which include the former coal ports of [[Maryport]] and [[Whitehaven]] and the steel town [[Workington]], and Furness, which includes the ship-building town [[Barrow in Furness]].

It is famous for the [[Lake District]] National Park, which contains England's highest mountains, and the [[Sellafield]] (formerly Windscale) Nuclear Power station, scene of several nuclear near-disasters.

The county town of Cumbria is Carlisle.

Cumbria also contains the northern end of the [[Pennines]] and the western end of [[Hadrian's Wall]].

Cumbria also contains the the western end of [[Hadrian's Wall]].

[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]

[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]