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== Museums ==
== Museums ==
For a long list of Cumbria museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Cumbria List of museums in Cumbria] in Wikipedia.
For a long list of Cumbria museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Cumbria '''List of museums in Cumbria'''] in Wikipedia.


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Revision as of 18:21, 25 February 2023

Westmorland Wiki Topics
File:Flag_of_Westmorland.png
Beginning Research
Record Types
Westmorland Background
Local Research Resources
  • Westmorland is a historic county in North West England spanning the southern Lake District and the northern Dales. It had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. Between 1974 and 2023, Westmorland lay within the administrative county of Cumbria. In April 2023, Cumbria County Council will be abolished and replaced with two unitary authorities, one of which, Westmorland and Furness, will cover all of Westmorland (as well as other areas).[1]

Archives[edit | edit source]

Kendal Archive and Local Studies Centre
Kendal County Offices
Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4RQ UK

Telephone: 01539 713 539
Email:kendal.archives@cumbria.gov.uk
Website

Records relating to the historic county of Westmorland, and also some for the Sedbergh-Dent district (formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire) and for the Cartmel district (formerly in Lancashire North of the Sands).

Barrow Archive Centre and Local Studies Library
Ramsden Square
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 1LL, UK

Telephone: 01229 407377
Email: barrow.archives@cumbria.gov.uk
Website

Barrow-in-Furness is a port town in Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1867 and merged with Dalton-in-Furness Urban District in 1974 to form the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness. In 2023 the borough will merge with Eden and South Lakeland districts to form a new unitary authority; Westmorland and Furness. [2]

Museums[edit | edit source]

For a long list of Cumbria museums, go to List of museums in Cumbria in Wikipedia.

  1. "Westmorland", at Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westmorland, accessed 25 February 2023.
  2. "Barrow-in-Furness", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrow-in-Furness, accessed 25 February 2023.