Allerdale was a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, England, with borough status. Its council was based in Workington and the borough has a population of 93,492 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 96,422 at the 2011 Census.
Allerdale House, the council's headquarters.
Cumbria is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Carlisle.
Image: Derwent Water, Lake District, Cumbria June 2009
Image: The Citadel, Court Square, Carlisle, Cumbria 02
Image: St Bees south head (Tomlin)
The Castlerigg stone circle dates from the late Neolithic age and was constructed by some of the earliest inhabitants of Cumbria