Cumbria (English pronunciation: /ˈkʌmbriə/KUM-bree-ə; locally [ˈkʊmbɾiə]KUUM-bree-ə) is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle and the only other major urban area is Barrow-in-Furness on the south-western tip of the county.
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geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region, county
a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines