Allerdale

Allerdale is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Workington.

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It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the urban districts of Workington, Maryport, Cockermouth, Keswick and the rural districts of Cockermouth and Wigton.

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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.

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