
What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: This plaque is placed here by the Parish Council of Kirkby Lonsdale to commemorate the merging of the old county of Westmorland into the new county of Cumbria. April 1st 1974 Recorded plaque organisation: Kirkby Lonsdale Parish Council.
This plaque commemorates the administrative change that dissolved the historic county of Westmorland and merged it into the newly formed county of Cumbria on April 1st, 1974, marking a significant reorganization of local government in England.
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