Westmorland
| Westmorland | |
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 Ancient extent of Westmorland |
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| Area | |
| • 1831 | 485,990 acres (1,966.7 km2) |
| • 1911 | 505,330 acres (2,045.0 km2) |
| • 1961 | 504,917 acres (2,043.33 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1911 | 63,575 |
| • 1961 | 67,180 |
| History | |
| • Origin |
Barony of Kendal, Barony of Westmorland |
| • Created | 13th century |
| • Succeeded by | Cumbria |
| Status |
Historic county (current) Ceremonial county (until 1974) Administrative county (1889-1974) |
| Chapman code | WES |
| Government | Westmorland County Council (1889-1974) |
| • HQ |
Appleby (historic county town) County Hall, Kendal (1889-1974) |
 Arms of Westmorland County Council |
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| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Baronies, Wards (ancient) |
Westmorland (/ˈwɛstmərlənd/; formerly also spelt Westmoreland; even older spellings are Westmerland and Westmereland) 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, after which the whole county was administered by the new administrative county of Cumbria. In 2013, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles formally recognised and acknowledged the continued existence of England's 39 historic counties, including Westmorland.
At the time of Domesday Book in 1086, parts of the county were considered either to form part of Yorkshire or to be within the separate Kingdom of Strathclyde. The Normans conquered the area that is now Cumbria in 1092 during the reign of William II and created the baronies of Kendal and Westmorland. These were originally distinct jurisdictions with separate sheriffs, but were formed into a single county of Westmorland in 1226/7. Before 1226 the Barony of Kendal was connected to the Earldom or Honour of Lancaster while that of Westmorland was part of the Earldom of Carlisle.
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.
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