Cumberland
Cumberland | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Primary Destinations | |||
Carlisle • Keswick • Penrith • Whitehaven | |||
Other Important Destinations | |||
Alston • Cockermouth • Workington | |||
Current Highway Authorities | |||
Cumberland Council • Westmorland and Furness Council | |||
Borders | |||
Dumfriesshire • Durham • Lancashire • Northumberland • Roxburghshire • Westmorland | |||
National Highways Roads | |||
M6 • A74(M) • A66 • A69 • A595 | |||
Cumberland is a traditional county in the North-West of England, bordering Scotland. The county is mostly administered by Cumberland Council; although confusingly the area around Penrith and Alston is administered by Westmorland and Furness Council.
Geography & Economy
Cumberland contains the northern and western part of the Lake District, thus including for example Scafell Pike, Skiddaw, Wastwater and Derwent Water, and the narrow strip of coast to the west. In the east the county contains the Eden Valley and the west side of the Pennines, whilst the north of the county is bleak and open. With the exception of Keswick there are no places of any size in the Lake District; there are a number of towns along the coast and in the flatter eastern half of the county. Cumberland claims the highest market town in England, Alston, but this claim is challenged by Buxton in Derbyshire.
Cumberland's traditional industry is sheep farming; this continues to this day but the Lake District is now best-known for tourism. The western coastal towns are industrial. The nuclear plant at Sellafield also lies in this area.
Roads
Owing to its geography, Cumberland has a limited road network. A number of roads radiate from the county town of Carlisle and the coast is also well served but otherwise links are few and their routes are determined by the hills and mountain passes. Most roads in the county are maintained by Cumberland Council; with Westmorland and Furness Council administering the southeast of the county. The main road maintained by National Highways is the M6 in the east of the county; this links with the A66/A595 round the north of the Lakes to the coast, and the A69 in the north. The A74 Cumberland Gap north of Carlisle was the only non-motorway section of road between London and Glasgow until the M6 was extended in 2008. By the time the motorway crosses the border it has become the A74(M); this remains the only high-quality crossing from England into Scotland.
Route | From | To | Length | |
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M6 | Catthorpe, Leicestershire | Gretna, Dumfriesshire | 236 miles | View |
A74(M) | Abington | Gretna | 48.5 miles | View |
A6 | Luton | Carlisle | 299 miles | View |
A7 | Edinburgh | Carlisle | 94.3 miles | View |
A66 | Workington | Grangetown | 115 miles | View |
A69 | Carlisle | Denton Burn | 54.2 miles | View |
A591 | Levens | Bothel | 44.9 miles | View |
A592 | Newby Bridge | Penrith | 34.3 miles | View |
A594 | Papcastle | Maryport | 5.8 miles | View |
A595 | Carlisle | Dalton in Furness | 85.1 miles | View |
A596 | Thursby | Distington | 29.9 miles | View |
A597 | Workington | Distington | 4.3 miles | View |
A686 | Penrith | Haydon Bridge | 36.2 miles | View |
A689 | Newby, Carlisle | Hartlepool | 93.6 miles | View |
A5076 | Middlegate / Duke Street / Brunswick Road | Stricklandgate / Duke Street | 0.1 miles | View |
A5086 | Egremont | Belle Vue, Cockermouth | 16.6 miles | View |
A5091 | Aira Force, Ullswater | Troutbeck | 5.2 miles | View |
A5093 | Hallthwaites | Whicham | 7.2 miles | View |
A5094 | Corkickle | Aikbank | 1.8 miles | View |
A5271 | Penrith Road | Crosthwaite Road | 1.8 miles | View |
A6071 | Brampton | Gretna | 15.9 miles | View |
A6122 | Market Place | Corporation Road | 0.3 miles | View |
B5283 | Hallthwaites | Whicham | 3.9 miles | View |
B5288 | Penrith | Beckces | 7.5 miles | View |
B5288 | Glencoyne Park | Troutbeck | 5.3 miles | View |
B5289 | Low Lorton | Portinscale | 20.9 miles | View |
B5290 | Keswick | Bothel | 11.8 miles | View |
B5291 | Kilnhill | Dubwath | 1.9 miles | View |
B5292 | Braithwaite | Cockermouth | 9.8 miles | View |
B5293 | Low Lorton | Buttermere | 7.0 miles | View |
B5293 | Cockermouth | Egremont | 15.6 miles | View |
B5294 | Whinney Hill | Frizington | 1.7 miles | View |
B5295 | Hensingham | Cleator Moor | 4.1 miles | View |
B5296 | Workington | Mossbay | 1.3 miles | View |
B5297 | Washington Street | Falcon Street | 0.6 miles | View |
B5298 | Workington | North Side | 0.6 miles | View |
B5299 | Aspatria | Carlisle | 25.4 miles | View |
B5299 | Papcastle, Cockermouth | Maryport | 5.9 miles | View |
B5300 | West Silloth | Maryport | 11.0 miles | View |
B5301 | Silloth | Blindcrake (N) | 11.8 miles | View |
B5302 | West Silloth | Wigton (E) | 13.5 miles | View |
B5303 | Waverbridge | Wigton | 2.0 miles | View |
B5304 | Wigton | Red Dial | 1.54 miles | View |
B5305 | Stoneybeck, north of Penrith | Wigton | 19.6 miles | View |
B5306 | Lillyhall | Parton | 2.5 miles | View |
B5306 | Cromwell Road | Middlegate/Duke Street | 0.2 miles | View |
B5307 | Abbeytown | Carlisle | 17.5 miles | View |
B5312 | Castle Street | Rickergate | 0.3 miles | View |
B5320 | Waterfoot | Eamont Bridge | 4.9 miles | View |
B5322 | Legburthwaite | Threlkeld | 4.0 miles | View |
B5344 | Gosforth | Holmrook | 5.7 miles | View |
B5345 | Whitehaven | Thornhill (S) | 8.4 miles | View |
B5359 | Penrith Road | Main Street | 0.4 miles | View |
B6263 | Carleton | Warwick Bridge | 4.1 miles | View |
B6264 | Stanwix Bank | Linstock roundabout | 2.2 miles | View |
B6277 | Alston | Cross Lanes | 32.9 miles | View |
B6292 | Brampton | Alston | 18.2 miles | View |
B6293 | Alston | Black Hall | 29.4 miles | View |
B6294 | Clarghyll Hall | Nenthall | 3.6 miles | View |
B6318 | Heddon-on-the-Wall | Langholm | 61.4 miles | View |
B6412 | Temple Sowerby | Lazonby | 11.7 miles | View |
B6413 | Plumpton | Brampton | 20.3 miles | View |
B7076 | Gretna | Elvanfoot | 44.5 miles | View |
T12 | London | Inverness | View | |
T24 | Penrith | Middlesbrough | View | |
T25 | Carlisle | Sunderland | View | |
T26 | Carlisle | Edinburgh | View | |
T73 | Levens Bridge | Carlisle | View |
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