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Westmorland and Furness

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Westmorland and Furness

  1. A unitary authority of Cumbria, England, created on 1 April 2023, replacing Barrow-in-Furness district, Eden district and South Lakeland district, as well as Cumbria County Council.
    • 2026 September 3, Jason Arunn Murugesu, “Rural on-demand bus service to expand”, in BBC News[1], archived from the original on 3 September 2026, retrieved 3 September 2026:
      In July, Westmorland and Furness Council launched a bus in Ulverston that could be booked in advance over the phone or online.

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It includes the whole of the former county of Westmorland and the Furness section of Lancashire, both of which were taken into Cumbria when it was created in 1974. Cumberland unitary authority was also created on 1 April 2023 in the north and west of Cumbria.