Westmorland and Furness

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Region: North West
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Westmorland and Furness covers a vast area of Cumbria, stretching from the Lake District mountains to the Cumbrian coastline. It includes some of England’s most dramatic landscapes, such as Windermere, Coniston Water, and Ullswater, surrounded by fells like Helvellyn and the Langdale Pikes. The Eden Valley offers rolling farmland, rivers, and market towns like Penrith, while the Furness Peninsula, with towns such as Barrow-in-Furness and Ulverston, is defined by its industrial heritage and coastal views across Morecambe Bay. Historic sites such as Kendal Castle, Furness Abbey, and Roman remains sit alongside picturesque villages, stone cottages, and scenic walking trails. The district blends mountain ranges, lakes, and coast, making it one of England’s most varied and scenic areas.

The local government for this district is: Westmorland and Furness Council (Unitary Authority).

This district page, Westmorland and Furness, is a sub-page of this region page: North West. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Westmorland and Furness

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Westmorland and Furness

Westmorland and Furness is divided into 33 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Alston and Fellside
  • Appleby and Brough
  • Bowness and Lyth
  • Burton and Holme
  • Coniston and Hawkshead
  • Dalton North
  • Dalton South
  • Eamont and Shap
  • Eden and Lyvennet Vale
  • Grange and Cartmel
  • Greystoke and Ullswater
  • Hawcoat and Newbarns
  • Hesket and Lazonby
  • High Furness
  • Kendal Castle
  • Kendal Highgate
  • Kendal Nether
  • Kendal South
  • Kendal Strickland and Fell
  • Kent Estuary
  • Kirkby Stephen and Tebay
  • Levens and Crooklands
  • Low Furness
  • Old Barrow and Hindpool
  • Ormsgill and Parkside
  • Penrith North
  • Penrith South
  • Risedale and Roosecote
  • Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale
  • Ulverston
  • Upper Kent
  • Walney Island
  • Windermere and Ambleside

Westmorland and Furness in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Westmorland and Furness is an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) North West
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ Cumbria
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Westmorland and Furness

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in North West