Place:Allerdale District, Cumbria, England

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NameAllerdale District
Alt namesAbove Derwentsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeDistrict municipality
Coordinates54.64°N 3.412°W
Located inCumbria, England     (1974 - )
See alsoWorkington MB, Cumberland, Englandmunicipal borough merged to form district in 1974
Maryport UD, Cumberland, Englandurban district merged to form district in 1974
Cockermouth UD, Cumberland, Englandurban district merged to form district in 1974
Keswick UD, Cumberland, Englandurban district merged to form district in 1974
Cockermouth Rural, Cumberland, Englandrural district merged to form district in 1974
Wigton Rural, Cumberland, Englandrural district merged to form district in 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Allerdale is a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, England, with borough status. Its council is based in Workington and the borough has a population of 93,492 according to the 2001 UK census, increasing to 96,422 at the 2011 UK census.

The Borough of Allerdale was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Workington, the Urban Districts of Maryport, Cockermouth and Keswick; and the Rural Districts of Cockermouth and Wigton, all of which had been within the administrative county of Cumberland. In 1995 Allerdale was granted borough status.

The name derives from the ancient region of Allerdale, represented latterly by the two wards of Cumberland, called Allerdale above Derwent and Allerdale below Derwent. The present borough corresponding largely to the latter with parts of the former. Much of the area during the medieval period was a Royal Forest subject to forest law.

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