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Borough of Copeland

Copeland
Borough and Non-metropolitan district
Coat of arms of Copeland
Coat of arms
Copeland shown within Cumbria
Copeland shown within Cumbria
Sovereign state  United Kingdom
Constituent country  England
Region North West England
Ceremonial county  Cumbria
Historic county Cumberland
Administrative HQ Whitehaven (The Copeland Centre)
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district
 • Body Copeland Borough Council
 • Leadership Mayor and cabinet
 • Executive Independent Mayor / Labour Executive
 • Mayor Mike Starkie
 • MPs Trudy Harrison (C)
Area
 • Total 282.5 sq mi (731.7 km2)
Area rank 50th
Population (mid-2015 est.)
 • Total 69,600
 • Rank 301st
 • Density 250/sq mi (95/km2)
Ethnicity (2011)
 • White 99.3%
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Postcode areas CA (14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
LA (18, 19, 20)
Dialling codes 01229 (Barrow-in-Furness/Millom)
01946 (Whitehaven)
Vehicle registration prefix P
GSS code E07000029
NUTS 3 code UKD11
ONS code 16UE
Trunk primary routes A595
European Parliament North West England
Police area Cumbria
Fire service Cumbria
Ambulance service North West
Website copeland.gov.uk

Coordinates: 54°25′52″N 3°23′20″W / 54.431°N 3.389°W / 54.431; -3.389

The Borough of Copeland is a local government district and borough in western Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Whitehaven. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Whitehaven, Ennerdale Rural District and Millom Rural District. The population of the Non-Metropolitan district at the 2011 Census was 70,603.

The name is derived from an alternative name for the Cumberland ward of Allerdale above Derwent, which covered roughly the same area.

There are different explanations for the name. According to a document issued at the time of the borough's grant of arms, the name is derived from kaupland, meaning "bought land," referring to an area of the Forest bought from the estate of St Bees Priory. However, Angus Winchester (1985) holds that the name derives from the time of the Irish-Norse invasion of the area in the tenth century (Wainwright 1975). According to this explanation, the area was purchased from the Kingdom of Strathclyde, possibly with loot from Ireland. Geoffrey Hodgson (2008) argues that this Viking invasion accounts for the high frequency of the surname Hodgson in the area.


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