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Walton, Cumbria
Walton is a village and civil parish in the far north of Cumbria, England.Stay England. (2010Walton Retrieved 1 March 2012 It is located from Carlisle, Cumbria, CarlisleBulman, S. (2007Bulmer's History & Directory of Cumberland, 1901 Retrieved 2 March 2012 and is about north of Brampton, Carlisle, Brampton,Visit Cumbria (2009Walton Retrieved 2 March 2012 on the north bank of the River Irthing. Nearby villages include Newtown, Banks, Cumbria, Banks and Lanercost. Description Walton remains an unspoiled part of England and has a historic background as the course of Hadrian's Wall skirts the village to its south. In the past, Walton comprised two separate townships; Low Walton and High Walton.University of Portsmouth (2012Walton AP/CP through time Retrieved 20 March 2012 However Low Walton and High Walton have now combined to create a single area. William Ford mentions Walton in his writing when travelling around the Lake District. He writes "the village of Walton, on the line of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's county town is Carlisle, in the north of the county. Other major settlements include Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal, Whitehaven and Workington. The administrative county of Cumbria consists of six districts ( Allerdale, Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden and South Lakeland) and, in 2019, had a population of 500,012. Cumbria is one of the most sparsely populated counties in England, with 73.4 people per km2 (190/sq mi). On 1 April 2023, the administrative county of Cumbria will be abolished and replaced with two new unitary authorities: Westmorland and Furness (Barrow-in-Furness, Eden, South Lakeland) and Cumberland ( Allerdale, Carlisle, Copeland). Cumbria is the third largest ceremonial county in England by area. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
