53-656: Vipont ( alias Vieuxpont ) is the name of a prominent family in the history of Westmorland . According to Thomas the name originated in France before 1066 as Vieuxpont ("Old Bridge"), Latinized to de Vetere Ponte ("from the Old Bridge"), with alternative spellings Vezpont, Veepon, Vexpont, Vypont, Vispont, Vypunt, Vespont, Vipond, Vypond, Voypond, Veepond, Vippond, Vipon, Vipan, Vipen , etc. The Vipont family bore arms: Gules, six annulets or 3:2:1 , later quartered by Baron Clifford . The French family Vieuxpont de Courville shares
106-467: A further seven years. 985 King Æthelred grants lands at Hēatūn to Lady Wulfrun by royal charter, thus founding what will become Wolverhampton . 986 Cholsey Abbey , a nunnery , is founded in the upper Thames valley by dowager queen Ælfthryth . 988 19 May – death of Dunstan , Archbishop of Canterbury. He is succeeded by Æthelgar . 990 13 February – death of Æthelgar , Archbishop of Canterbury. Sigeric
159-650: A similar coat of arm, because they are probably relatives. Courville is a parish located in the traditional county of Perche . The Vieuxpont name may be inherited from the parish of Vieux-Pont (Orne, Viez Pont 1155), situated in the south of Normandy. Robert's biography is given in Summerson. He was the younger son of William de Vieuxpont and Maud de Morville (daughter of Hugh de Morville, Lord of Westmorland ). He served King Richard I , King John and King Henry III . Appleby Castle , Brough Castle and Whinfell Forest were granted to him by King John in 1203, together with
212-680: A single administrative unit, along with the Furness (Lancs), Penrith (Cumberland) and Sedbergh (Yorks) areas. J. E. Marr explains the name "Westmorland" thus: The name applied to the district by the Anglo-Saxons was originally Westmoringaland, 'the land of the people of the western moors,' in distinction from that of the people of the eastern moors, on the east side of the Pennine chain . The present name has not, however, been derived from that of Westmoringaland, but from Westmarieland or Westmerieland, used in
265-470: A sister of King Æthelstan, perhaps Edith of Polesworth , is married to Sitric Cáech , the squint-eyed Norse King of Northumbria and Dublin (died 927), in Tamworth . Possible date (or 936?) – Conan is nominated as Bishop of Cornwall by Æthelstan. 927 King Æthelstan occupies York following the death of Sitric Cáech . 12 July – King Æthelstan of Wessex claims his kingdom and receives
318-789: Is buried at Malmesbury Abbey and succeeded by his half-brother Edmund I . King Olaf Guthfrithson captures York. 940 King Edmund cedes Northumbria and the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw to Olaf Guthfrithson. King Edmund summons Dunstan to his court, where he becomes a favourite, and appoints him Abbot of Glastonbury , where he initiates English Benedictine Reform and revival. 941 King Olaf Guthfrithson dies; Amlaíb Cuarán (Óláfr Sigtryggsson) succeeds him as King of Northumbria . 12 February – death of Wulfhelm , Archbishop of Canterbury. Oda enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury . 942 King Edmund re-captures
371-760: Is killed at Stainmore allowing King Eadred to recover York, reuniting the kingdom of Northumbria with that of England, under the administration of Osulf I of Bamburgh . 955 23 November – King Eadred dies at Frome and is succeeded by his nephew Eadwig . 956 Dunstan exiled after quarreling with King Eadwig. 957 Dunstan re-founds abbeys at Bath , Exeter , Malmesbury , and Westminster . Mercia and Northumbria rebel, choosing Edgar as King. 958 2 June – death of Oda of Canterbury , Archbishop of Canterbury. 959 Ælfsige enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury but dies en route to Rome . Byrhthelm enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury. 1 October – King Edy dies and
424-652: Is part of South Lakeland , is included in the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency. In June 1994, during the 1990s UK local government reform , the Local Government Commission published draft recommendations suggesting that Westmorland's border with Yorkshire and Lancashire be restored for ceremonial purposes . The final recommendations, published in October 1994, did not include such recommendations, apparently due to lack of expression of support for
477-680: Is succeeded by his 12-year-old son Edward . 978 18 March – King Edward is murdered by the servants of his stepmother Queen Ælfthryth at Corfe Castle . He is succeeded by his stepbrother Æthelred the Unready . 980 Vikings begin a new wave of raids on England. 981 13 February – start of a 7-day procession in which the bones of St Edward the Martyr are translated from Wareham to Shaftesbury Abbey , overseen by Dunstan and Ælfhere, Ealdorman of Mercia . Viking raids on Dorset , Devon , and Cornwall begin, and continue for
530-583: Is succeeded by his brother Edgar the Peaceful . Edgar overturns the appointment of Byrhthelm as Archbishop of Canterbury in favour of Dunstan . 960 21 September – Dunstan receives the pallium as Archbishop of Canterbury from Pope John XII . 961 Saint Oswald becomes Bishop of Worcester ; he establishes or re-founds abbeys at Ramsey, Cambridgeshire , Evesham , Pershore , and Winchcombe . Ordgar, Ealdorman of Devon , founds Tavistock Abbey . 963 King Edgar grants legal autonomy to
583-595: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ). 993 Danes raid Northumbria , destroying the original fortifications at Bamburgh Castle . 994 Norse and Danish armies ravage the south-east, but fail to capture London. £16,000 of Danegeld paid. Olaf II of Norway is baptised at Andover , and swears not to return to England. 995 Ælfric of Abingdon enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury . Aldhun , Bishop of Lindisfarne , moves his episcopal see from Chester-le-Street to Durham , to which
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#1733085221039636-554: The Barony of Westmorland was part of the Earldom of Carlisle , the latter became Cumberland and was part of Scotland at times. Both baronies became a single county of Westmorland in 1226/7. Neighbouring Lancashire was also formed at this time. Appleby was the historic county town, having been chartered in 1179. It was a parliamentary borough from 1295-1832, and incorporated by letters patent in 1574. Westmorland bordered Cumberland to
689-554: The County Hall in Kendal , although the assizes were held in the Shire Hall in the historic county town of Appleby . Kendal had been chartered as a municipal borough in 1835, Appleby in 1885. The county had no county boroughs throughout its history, so the administrative county , the area under the control of the county council, was coterminous with the geographic county. Aside from
742-570: The Danelaw . 910 5 August – Battle of Tettenhall : Edward the Elder , King of Wessex , allied with the forces of Mercia, defeats a Northumbrian Viking army; Eowils and Halfdan and Ingwær , kings of Northumbria, are killed. 911 Edward transfers London and Oxford from Mercia to Wessex . Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians , dies and his wife Æthelflæd takes over rule as Lady of
795-631: The Isle of Man . English invasion of Cumbria fails. Heroic poem The Battle of Maldon composed. Births [ edit ] 902 Dunstan , Archbishop of Canterbury (died 988) 922 King Edmund I of England (died 946) 923 King Eadred of England (died 955) 943/44 King Edgar of England (died 975) c. 950 Sigeric the Serious , Archbishop of Canterbury (died 994) c. 955 Ælfric of Eynsham , abbot and religious writer (died 1010 ) c. 962 King Edward
848-593: The Kingdom of England . Events [ edit ] 902 Irish Norsemen , expelled from Dublin , establish colonies on The Wirral . 909 King Edward the Elder and his sister, Princess Æthelflæd of Mercia , raid Danish East Anglia and bring back the relics of St. Oswald in triumph. Æthelflæd translates them to the new minster in Gloucester , which is renamed St. Oswald's Priory in his honour. Edward despatches an Anglo-Saxon army to attack
901-624: The Kingdom of York . 920 Norse Vikings under Sitric Cáech attack Cheshire . Constantine II of Scotland , and the kings of Strathclyde , York, and Northumbria acknowledge Edward the Elder as their overlord. c. 923 Athelm enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury . 924 17 July – Edward the Elder dies and is succeeded by Æthelstan as King of Wessex. 925 4 September – coronation of Æthelstan as King of Wessex at Kingston upon Thames . 926 8 January – death of Athelm , Archbishop of Canterbury. He will be succeeded by Wulfhelm . 30 January –
954-487: The Knights Templar . He married Idonea de Busli, a descendant of Roger de Busli , in 1213. His children were son John (died 1241) and daughter Christian, who married Thomas of Greystoke . When John's son Robert died in 1264, his possessions passed to his daughters and eventually to Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford . In 1204 King John granted the "Sheriffwick and rent of the county of Westmorland", together with
1007-529: The Northumbrian Vikings and ravages Scandinavian York . The Dioceses of Bath and of Crediton are separated from that of Sherborne , Athelm being appointed first Bishop of Wells and Eadwulf of Crediton . Æthelweard briefly serves as Bishop of Sherborne at about this time. 910–920 Edward the Elder , King of Wessex , and his sister, Æthelflæd , Lady of the Mercians , conquer most of
1060-469: The 12th century until 1974, when it was subsumed into Cumbria together with Cumberland , the Sedbergh area of Yorkshire , and the Furness area of Lancashire . It gives its name to the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, which covers a larger area than the historic county. At the beginning of the 10th century a large part of modern day Cumbria was part of the Kingdom of Strathclyde , and
1113-557: The 1971 census, Westmorland was the second least populated administrative county in England, after Rutland . The distribution of population was as follows: In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 , the county council was abolished and its former area was combined with Cumberland and parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire to form the new county of Cumbria , administered by a new Cumbria County Council . The area formed parts of
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#17330852210391166-605: The Anglo-Saxons. King Edward occupies Bedford . Æthelflæd of Mercia establishes Chirbury and Runcorn as burhs. 917 King Edward captures Derby and seizes control of East Anglia . All Danes south of the Humber submit to his rule. 918 12 June – Æthelflæd of Mercia dies at Tamworth ; Edward the Elder takes control of her kingdom. Welsh kings pay homage to Edward. Second Battle of Corbridge . 919 Ragnall ua Ímair seizes control of
1219-458: The Danelaw. Æthelwold becomes Bishop of Winchester ; re-founds abbeys at Ely and (about 966) Peterborough ( Medeshamstede ). c. 970 Regularis Concordia produced at Winchester . Oak tree begins growing in what will become Blenheim Park in Oxfordshire which will still be living in the second decade of the 21st century. 971 15 July – the planned removal of
1272-946: The Elder , King of Wessex (born c. 871) 2 August – Ælfweard of Wessex , King of Wessex 926 8 January – Athelm , Archbishop of Canterbury 927 Sitric Cáech , Norse King of Northumbria 939 27 October – Æthelstan , King of England (born c. 895) 941 12 February – Wulfhelm , Archbishop of Canterbury 946 26 May – King Edmund I of England (born 922) 954 Eric Bloodaxe , Norse King of Northumbria (born c. 895) 955 23 November – King Eadred of England (born c. 923) 958 Oda , Archbishop of Canterbury 959 Ælfsige , Archbishop of Canterbury c. 962/3 Æthelwald, Ealdorman of East Anglia 971 Ordgar, Ealdorman of Devon 973 15 May – Byrhthelm , Archbishop of Canterbury 975 8 July – King Edgar of England (born c. 943) 977 30 April–2 May – Sideman , Bishop of Crediton 978 18 March – King Edward
1325-577: The Five Boroughs. 943 Vikings take Tamworth . 944 King Edmund takes York from the Vikings. 945 King Edmund invades Strathclyde , and grants Cumbria to King Malcolm I of Scotland . 946 26 May – King Edmund is murdered by an exiled criminal at Pucklechurch and succeeded by his brother Eadred of England who is crowned on 16 August at Kingston upon Thames. 947 Wulfstan I, Archbishop of York invites
1378-699: The Martyr (born c. 962) 988 Dunstan , Archbishop of Canterbury (born c. 909) 990 13 February – Æthelgar , Archbishop of Canterbury 994 28 October – Sigeric the Serious , Archbishop of Canterbury (born c. 950) References [ edit ] ^ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History . London: Century Ltd. pp. 42–47. ISBN 978-0-7126-5616-0 . ^ Heighway, Carolyn (2001). "Gloucester and
1431-544: The Martyr (died 978) 968 King Æthelred the Unready (died 1016 ) Deaths [ edit ] 902 5 December – Ealhswith , queen consort of Alfred the Great 904 John the Old Saxon , Abbot of Athelney (approximate date) 908 Denewulf , Bishop of Winchester 909 – approximate date Asser , Bishop of Sherborne and scholar Wighelm , probable Bishop of Selsey 911 Æthelred, Lord of
1484-536: The Mercians 912 Wilferth , Bishop of Lichfield (approximate date) 913 Eadwulf II of Northumbria (killed) 914 or 923 2 August – Plegmund , Archbishop of Canterbury 915 Cutheard of Lindisfarne , bishop (approximate date) 917 Guthrum II , presumed king of East Anglia 918 12 June – Æthelflæd , Lady of the Mercians (born c. 870) 920 or 922 Æthelweard (son of Alfred) 921 Ragnall ua Ímair , Norse King of Northumbria and Mann 924 17 July – Edward
1537-472: The Mercians . 912 Æthelflæd of Mercia begins to establish fortified burhs , including one at Bridgnorth . 913 Æthelflæd rebuilds the ruined town of Tamworth as a burh and capital of Mercia, also establishing a burh at Stafford . 914 Æthelflæd of Mercia establishes Eddisbury and Warwick as burhs. ( or 923 ) Death of Plegmund , Archbishop of Canterbury. 915 First Battle of Corbridge: Viking victory over
1590-555: The Serious enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury . 991 1 March – Æthelred signs a treaty with Duke Richard I of Normandy , by which each agrees not to aid the others' enemies. August – Norse invasion force sacks Ipswich . 10 August – Battle of Maldon : Danes defeat the English army, whose leader, Byrhtnoth , is killed. The first Danegeld , of £10,000, is paid to the Danes in return for their leaving England (according to
1643-454: The Viking leader Eric Bloodaxe to become King of Northumbria . First record of Horsham . 948 King Eadred expels Eric Bloodaxe from Northumbria . King Malcolm I of Scotland raids Northumbria. 949 Óláfr Sigtryggsson returns as King of Northumbria. 952 Eric Bloodaxe reconquers York. King Eadred imprisons Wulfstan of York. 954 Eric Bloodaxe
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1696-541: The body of Saint Swithun during the re-building of Winchester Cathedral is delayed by 40 days due to rain. Kenneth II of Scotland raids England, reaching as far as Yorkshire . 973 11 May – coronation of King Edgar at Bath . Edgar sails to Chester , and receives homage from the rulers of Alba , Strathclyde, Wales, and the Kingdom of the Isles . Edgar has the coinage called in and re-struck as uniform pennies. 975 8 July – King Edgar dies and
1749-611: The custody of the castles of Appleby and Brough, to Robert de Vieuxpont in perpetuity. He was succeeded in 1228 by his son John de Vieuxpont, who died circa 1242, leaving his infant son Robert de Veteripont a ward of the king and of the Prior of Carlisle. Robert later died of wounds received in rebellion against King Henry III circa 1264, during the Battle of Lewes , leaving two daughters Isabella and Idonea. Isabella married Roger de Clifford, father of Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford and on
1802-560: The death of Idonea the hereditary shrievalty passed via Isabella to Robert and the de Clifford family. Westmorland Westmorland ( / ˈ w ɛ s t m ər l ə n d / , formerly also spelt Westmoreland ) is a historic county in North West England . People of the area are known as Westmerians. The area includes part of the Lake District and the southern Vale of Eden . The county had an administrative function from
1855-466: The districts of South Lakeland and Eden from 1974 to 2023. In July 2021 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced the dissolution of Cumbria County Council and its six district councils and their replacement in April 2023 by two unitary authorities: Cumberland , and Westmorland and Furness . The latter re-united and re-established historic Westmorland within
1908-685: The first coins proclaiming himself to be "King of All Britain" ( Rex To[tius] Brit[anniae] ). 937 Battle of Brunanburh : King Æthelstan defeats Olaf Guthfrithson , the Norse King of Dublin , Constantine II , King of Scots , and Owain ap Dyfnwal , King of the Cumbrians . In thanksgiving for his victory, on his return Æthelstan grants Beverley Minster collegiate status (according to legend). 939 Failed expedition to support King Louis IV of France against Otto, King of East Francia . 27 October – King Æthelstan dies at Gloucester; he
1961-439: The insignia of the borough of Kendal, the administrative centre of the county council. in April 2023, Westmorland reappeared on national maps as part of Westmorland and Furness unitary authority. During the intervening 1974-2023 period, Westmorland has still been used as a place name by organisations and businesses in the area such as: The southern part of the county, the former Barony of Kendal or that part of Westmorland that
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2067-770: The new minister of St Oswald". In Higham, N. J.; Hill, D. H. (eds.). Edward the Elder 899-924 . Routledge. p. 108. ^ Haywood, John (1995). Historical Atlas of the Vikings . Penguin Books. p. 68 . ISBN 978-0-140-51328-8 . ^ Morgan, Kenneth O. (1998). The Oxford Popular History of Britain . Parragon. ISBN 978-0-7525-2572-3 . ^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History . London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 95–104 . ISBN 978-0-304-35730-7 . ^ Smith, Christine. "Who Was St. Editha?" . Archived from
2120-416: The north, County Durham and Yorkshire to the east, and Lancashire to the south and west. Windermere formed part of the western border with Lancashire north of the sands , and Ullswater part of the border with Cumberland. The highest point of the county is Helvellyn , at 3,117 feet (950 metres). According to the 1831 census the county covered an area of 485,990 acres (196,670 hectares). Westmorland
2173-4302: The oldest oak of Britain" . ProArb . Retrieved 2023-03-12 . ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day . Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 978-0-14-102715-9 . ^ "St Edward the Martyr" . Catholic Encyclopedia . Robert Appleton Company. 1909 . Retrieved 2007-09-21 . ^ Kemble, John Mitchell . Codex Diplomaticus Ævi Saxoni no. 650. ^ Jones, Jenny . "Lady Wulfruna: Wolverhampton's Founding Mother" . Wolverhampton History and Heritage Society . Retrieved 2014-03-03 . v t e Timelines of early English history (to 927) Prehistoric Britain Prehistory Roman Period 1st century 2nd century 3rd century 4th century Anglo-Saxon England 5th century 6th century 7th century 8th century 9th century 10th century v t e Years in England (927–present) Timeline 10th century 1000s 11th century 1000s 1010s 1020s 1030s 1040s 1050s 1060s 1070s 1080s 1090s 1100s 12th century 1100s 1110s 1120s 1130s 1140s 1150s 1160s 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 13th century 1200s 1210s 1220s 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s 1280s 1290s 1300s 14th century 1300s 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s 1360s 1370s 1380s 1390s 1400s 15th century 1400s 1410s 1420s 1430s 1440s 1447 1448 1450s 1455 1456 1457 1458 1459 1460s 1470s 1480s 1490s 1500s 16th century 1500s 1504 1505 1506 1507 1510s 1520s 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s 1579 1580s 1590s 1600s 17th century 1600s 1610s 1620s 1622 1630s 1631 1632 1633 1634 1635 1636 1637 1638 1639 1640 1641 1642 1643 1644 1645 1646 1647 1648 1649 1650 1651 1652 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658 1659 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1668 1669 1670 1671 1672 1673 1674 1675 1676 1677 1678 1679 1680 1681 1682 1683 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699 1700 18th century 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 1706 1707 19th century 20th century 1944 1945 1946 1960 1974 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 21st century 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 v t e Kingdom of England History Timeline Anglo-Saxon England Heptarchy Kingdom of England Norman Conquest Anglo-Normans The Anarchy Angevin Empire England in
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2279-794: The overlordship of Æthelstan at Hereford . 928 King Æthelstan sets the border between England and Wales at the River Wye . King Æthelstan asserts authority over the Cornish, and sets the border of Cornwall at the River Tamar . The scribe known as " Æthelstan A " begins to draft royal charters. 931 Æthelstan holds the first Council of All England, at Colchester . 933 Æthelstan founds Milton Abbey in Dorset . 934 Æthelstan invades Scotland , reaching as far as Caithness . 935 Approximate date – Æthelstan mints
2332-738: The proposal to the commission. In September 2011, the Westmorland Association, a local society which promotes the county's identity, successfully registered the Flag of Westmorland with the Flag Institute . In 2013, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government , Eric Pickles , formally recognised and acknowledged the continued existence of England's 39 historic counties, including Westmorland. In April 2023, local government in Cumbria
2385-526: The remains of Saint Cuthbert (d. 687 ) are translated. Ælfric of Eynsham completes his Catholic Homilies . 997 King Æthelred issues a law code at Wantage , defining the legal position in the Danelaw and introducing trial by jury . Ælfric of Eynsham completes the English Lives of Saints . 998 Danes raid southern and western coasts. 999 Danes raid Kent , attacking Rochester . 1000 English fleet invades
2438-569: The submission of High-Reeve Ealdred I of Bamburgh and probably also of Owain ap Dyfnwal , King of Strathclyde , at Eamont Bridge . He unifies the various small kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy , creating the Kingdom of England , and also secures a pledge from King Constantine II of Scotland , that he will not ally with the Viking kings. This summer also Kings Hywel Dda of Deheubarth and Owain of Glywysing and Gwent submit to
2491-523: The title of hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland . He also built Brougham Castle . In the early 13th century, he was also High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests , and had custody of the Sees of York and Durham . Later he moved on to other duties. In 1216, he took responsibility for Cumberland and Carlisle Castle . He died in early 1228, leaving his body and Wycombe estates to
2544-421: The twelfth century, hence Westmerland. The meaning of this is land of the western meres , and not moors . Mere means boundary as well as a lake, and it is doubtful whether the word as used here refers to lakes or boundaries. There is no doubt that Westmerland is the more correct spelling [...]. The College of Arms granted Westmorland County Council a coat of arms in 1926. The design of the shield referred to
2597-448: The two components of the county: on two red bars (from the arms of the de Lancaster family, Barons of Kendal) was placed a gold apple tree (from the seal of the borough of Appleby, for the Barony of Westmorland). The crest above the shield was the head of a ram of the local Herdwick breed. On the ram's forehead was a shearman 's hook, a tool used in the handling of wool. The hook was part of
2650-476: The two municipal boroughs of Kendal and Appleby, the Local Government Act 1894 divided the county into urban districts and rural districts : In 1905 a new Shap urban district was formed, while Windermere absorbed the neighbouring Bowness UD. A County Review Order in 1935 reduced the number of districts in the county: Despite their title, many of Westmorland's urban districts, such as Lakes, Grasmere, and Shap, were quite rural in character. According to
2703-468: Was known as "Scottish Cumberland" . The Rere Cross was ordered by Edmund I (r.939–946) to serve as a boundary marker between England and Scotland ( "Scottish Cumberland" ). At the time of Domesday Book in 1086, the county did not exist; half was considered to form part of Yorkshire and the other half part of Scotland . Before 1226, the Barony of Kendal was part of the Honour of Lancaster while
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#17330852210392756-473: Was reorganised into two unitary authority areas, one of which is named Westmorland and Furness and covers all of the historic county along with parts of historic Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumberland. 54°30′N 2°35′W / 54.500°N 2.583°W / 54.500; -2.583 10th century in England From Misplaced Pages, the 💕 Events from the 10th century in
2809-401: Was subdivided into the two baronies of Westmorland (or sometimes Appleby) and Kendal . As with Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland it was divided into wards . The baronies were each further subdivided into two wards: In 1889, under the Local Government Act 1888 , a county council was created for Westmorland, taking functions from the quarter sessions . The county council was based at
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