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Cumbria
A county in north-west of England, and the second largest county
in the country, Cumbria was formed in 1974 from the former counties
of Cumberland and Westmorland. Covering over 6,808 square kilometres,
Cumbria incorporates the famously scenic Lake District which includes
Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain at 978 metres. Other notable
mountains include Helvellyn, Coniston Old Man and Skiddaw. Cumbria
and the Lake District is also home to England's longest lake, Windermere
(17 kilometres in length). The region was popularized in the early
19th Century by the 'Lake Poets' (Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey).
Principal urban centres are Whitehaven and Workington (both are
ports), Penrith, Keswick, Kendal and Carlisle. The main western
railway to Scotland passes through Penrith and Carlisle, and a major
English motorway (the M6) runs from the south side of Birmingham
up as far as Carlisle. Improved rail and road communications stimulated
a growing tourist industry centred upon the Lake District National
Park.
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