Cumberland County
(Historic)

Map Reference: (54.804729, -3.124809)

Cumberland is a maritime county in the north-west of England. Along with Westmorland and Lancashire, Cumberland is one of the "Lake Counties". The county's south and west is dominated by the Lake District with its stately, forbidding fells and cool, glittering lakes. Derwent Water, ButteCumberlandrmere, Crummock Water, Ennerdale Water, Wast Water, and part of Ullswater lie in Cumberland. Above them rise mountains, including England's highest Scafell Pike (3,210 feet). Keswick lies among the fells. West of the fells is Cumberland's coastal plain and along its coast the port towns of Whitehaven, Workington, Maryport and Silloth. The broad, green Eden Valley crosses from south to north across much of the east of Cumberland. Penrith lies in the valley close to the Westmorland border. The cathedral city of Carlisle lies in the county's north, with the Solway Plain stretching across the county to its north and west.