Cumberland place-names: Difference between revisions
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
mNo edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| (13 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{PnAdmDivLandingSMW|Country=England|Demonym=English|AdmDiv=Cumberland|Abbrev=Cumb|Area=3926.10227|Population=265549|Lat=54.746820492190885|Lon=-3.0523109436035156|CenterLat=54.68855420749008|CenterLon=-2.9742393456690097|Zoom=8}} | ||
<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-02-21. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p> | |||
<div class="no-img"> | |||
<div id="flaggy">[[File:flag-cumberland.png]]</div> | |||
__TOC__ | |||
== County description == | |||
The Historic Counties Trust describes Cumberland as follows: | |||
<div class="blockthorny"><p>Cumberland must be looked at in two parts, a highland area and a lowland, coastal area. The hills of Cumberland form a great part of the exquisite Lake District. Derwentwater, Buttermere and Crummockwater, Ennerdale Water, Wast Water, and part of Ullswater lie in Cumberland. Above them rise mountains, including England's highest mountain, Scafell Pike (3,210 feet). Also within Cumberland are Scafell, Skiddaw, Great Gable and Pillar. This is prime walking country for hardy souls. Beyond the green Eden valley, the Penines cross the east of Cumberland, with Cross Pell, 2,930 feet, the highest. In the north is Carlisle, a cathedral city, whose massive castle and fortifications against the Scots still dominate much of the town. In the rest of Cumberland fortified churches and "peel houses" are found, built as a defence not so much against the Scots as against reivers, who terrorised the border country before the Union. Cumberland's coast has industrial towns, though industry has faded, leaving urban deprivation a problem, particularly in Whitehaven which was once a major port for the Atlantic trade. The Sellafield nuclear power station at Seascale is a major employer.</p> | |||
<p>'''Main Towns:''' Alston, Brampton, Cockermouth, Carlisle, Keswick, Maryport, Penrith, Whitehaven, Wigton, Workington.<br/> | |||
'''Main Rivers:''' Eden, Derwent, Esk, Duddon.<br/> | |||
'''Highlights:''' Carlile Castle & Cathedral; Castellrigg & Long Meg and her Daughters stone circles; Hadrien's Wall; Scafell Pike.<br/> | |||
'''Highest Point:''' Scafell Pike, {{FeetToM|3210}} m.<br/> | |||
'''Area:''' {{SquareMilesToKm2|1516}} km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>[http://www.county-borders.co.uk/ The Historic Counties Trust] has kindly allowed me to quote its [http://www.county-borders.co.uk/historiccountiestrust/descriptions.html county descriptions] ''in toto''. I have converted square miles to km<sup>2</sup> and feet to meters.</ref></p></div> | |||
<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017- | |||
< | |||
< | |||
== | {{PnAdmDivChronology}} | ||
* | == Lists and gazetteers == | ||
* {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, p. 295 | |||
* | * {{:Armstrong, A M 1971a}}. | ||
== | == Background == | ||
* [http://www.county-borders.co.uk/historiccountiestrust/descriptions.html The Historic Counties Trust: Historic Counties Descriptions] | |||
* [http:// | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland Wikipedia: Cumberland]. | ||
* [ | |||
== | == Neighbours == | ||
* | * [[Durham place-names|Durham]] | ||
* | * [[Northumberland place-names|Northumberland]] | ||
* [[Westmorland place-names|Westmorland]] | |||
* | |||
== Notes == | |||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
<div id="dplcatlinks" class="subcategory"><div id="dplcatarea"> | <div id="dplcatlinks" class="subcategory"><div id="dplcatarea"> | ||
{{#ask: [[Category:English counties with place-names]][[Utitle::<<{{#replace:{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}|'|'}}]]|order=descending|searchlabel=|format=template|introtemplate=BeforeNav|template=Nav|outrotemplate=Previous|link=none|limit=1|sort=Utitle}}[[Place-names]]{{#ask: [[Category:English counties with place-names]][[Utitle::>>{{#replace:{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}|'|'}}]]|order=ascending|searchlabel=|format=template|introtemplate=BeforeNav|template=Nav|outrotemplate=Next|link=none|limit=1|sort=Utitle}}</div></div> | |||
[[Category:English counties with place-names]] | |||
[[Category:Place-names-topics]] | [[Category:Place-names-topics]] | ||
{{#set:Utitle={{#replace:{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}|'|'}}}} | {{#set:Utitle={{#replace:{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}|'|'}}}} | ||
Revision as of 21:15, 20 October 2018
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-02-21. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-10-20.
County description
The Historic Counties Trust describes Cumberland as follows:
Cumberland must be looked at in two parts, a highland area and a lowland, coastal area. The hills of Cumberland form a great part of the exquisite Lake District. Derwentwater, Buttermere and Crummockwater, Ennerdale Water, Wast Water, and part of Ullswater lie in Cumberland. Above them rise mountains, including England's highest mountain, Scafell Pike (3,210 feet). Also within Cumberland are Scafell, Skiddaw, Great Gable and Pillar. This is prime walking country for hardy souls. Beyond the green Eden valley, the Penines cross the east of Cumberland, with Cross Pell, 2,930 feet, the highest. In the north is Carlisle, a cathedral city, whose massive castle and fortifications against the Scots still dominate much of the town. In the rest of Cumberland fortified churches and "peel houses" are found, built as a defence not so much against the Scots as against reivers, who terrorised the border country before the Union. Cumberland's coast has industrial towns, though industry has faded, leaving urban deprivation a problem, particularly in Whitehaven which was once a major port for the Atlantic trade. The Sellafield nuclear power station at Seascale is a major employer.
Main Towns: Alston, Brampton, Cockermouth, Carlisle, Keswick, Maryport, Penrith, Whitehaven, Wigton, Workington.
Main Rivers: Eden, Derwent, Esk, Duddon.
Highlights: Carlile Castle & Cathedral; Castellrigg & Long Meg and her Daughters stone circles; Hadrien's Wall; Scafell Pike.
Highest Point: Scafell Pike, 978.41 m.
Area: 3926.42 km2.[1]
Lists and gazetteers
- Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), p. 295
- Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickins, Bruce. The Place-Names of Cumberland (English Place-Name Society, vols. XX-XXII) (Cambridge, 1971).
Background
Neighbours
Notes
- ↑ The Historic Counties Trust has kindly allowed me to quote its county descriptions in toto. I have converted square miles to km2 and feet to meters.