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Cumberland
is one of the historic counties of England.
Cumberland may also refer to:
In Canada:
In England:
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
In the United States:
There are also:
In Chile:
In the United States:
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Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
is one of the historic counties of England.
Cumberland may also refer to:
Places
In Australia:- Cumberland County, New South WalesCumberland County, New South WalesCumberland County is a county in the State of New South Wales, Australia. Most of the Sydney metropolitan area is located within the County of Cumberland....
, containing most of the Sydney metropolitan area - Cumberland Park, South AustraliaCumberland Park, South AustraliaCumberland Park is an inner southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Mitcham.The suburb's borders are Cross Road, Goodwood Road, Edward Street and Winston Avenue....
, a suburb south of Adelaide
In Canada:
- Cumberland, British ColumbiaCumberland, British ColumbiaCumberland is a town in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.-History:The village was originally named Union, British Columbia after the Union Coal Company, which was in turn named in honour of the 1871 union of British Columbia with Canada. The town was renamed after...
- Cumberland, Ontario (disambiguation)Cumberland, Ontario (disambiguation)Cumberland, Ontario may refer to:*Cumberland, Ontario, a former township that has been amalgamated into the city of Ottawa, Canada*Cumberland, Ottawa, a village located within the former township of Cumberland...
, three locations within the Canadian province of Ontario - Cumberland County, Nova ScotiaCumberland County, Nova ScotiaCumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The name Cumberland was applied by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton to the captured Fort Beauséjour on June 18, 1755 in honour of the third son of King George II, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, victor at...
- Cumberland House, SaskatchewanCumberland House, SaskatchewanCumberland House is a village in Census Division No. 18 in north-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada on the Saskatchewan River. It is the oldest community in Saskatchewan and has a population of about 2000 people...
- Cumberland (N.W.T. electoral district)Cumberland (N.W.T. electoral district)Cumberland was an electoral district in the Northwest Territories from 1891–1894, the riding was in the rural area to the northeast of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Cumberland disappeared in 1894 when it merged with the newly created Prince Albert East....
- Cumberland (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)Cumberland (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)Cumberland is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the largest electoral district in the province, and at the 2007 general election was the safest for the New Democratic Party...
- Cumberland (electoral district)Cumberland (electoral district)Cumberland was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was created in the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Cumberland—Colchester North riding...
Federal electoral district - Cumberland (Edmonton), Alberta, a neighbourhood
In England:
- Cumberland (ward)Cumberland (ward)The ward of Cumberland was one of the ancient divisions of the historic county of Cumberland, England. In most other counties these divisions were called hundreds or Wapentakes.The ward included Carlisle and Wigton and took in parts of Inglewood Forest...
, one of the ancient divisions of the county of Cumberland
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
- Cumberland, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCumberland, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCumberland is a town in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is located in the west of the main island of Saint Vincent, between the larger towns of Barrouallie and Chateaubelair, and just to the south of the small settlement of Troumaca....
In the United States:
- Cumberland, Georgia, an edge city, business district, and neighborhood
- Cumberland, IndianaCumberland, IndianaCumberland is a town split between Hancock and Marion counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 5,169 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Cumberland is located at ....
- Cumberland, IowaCumberland, IowaCumberland is a city in Cass County, Iowa, United States. The population was 281 at the 2000 census. Cumberland's sister community is Massena, Iowa.-Geography:Cumberland is located at ....
- Cumberland, KentuckyCumberland, KentuckyAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,611 people, 1,076 households, and 723 families residing in the city. The population density was 570.5 people per square mile . There were 1,288 housing units at an average density of 281.4 per square mile...
- Cumberland, MaineCumberland, MaineCumberland is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 7,211 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- Cumberland, MarylandCumberland, MarylandCumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a...
- Cumberland, New JerseyCumberland, New JerseyCumberland is a small unincorporated community within Maurice River Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. Cumberland contains only a few hundred households, concentrated primarily on Route 49 and Hesstown/Port Elizabeth-Cumberland Road. The village is bordered by Millville and...
- Cumberland, OhioCumberland, OhioCumberland is a village in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The population was 402 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cumberland is located at ....
- Cumberland, OklahomaCumberland, OklahomaCumberland is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma, United States. It is approx. 12 miles East of Madill, OK. Cumberland Cove is the community's main tourism driver, where fishing and swimming are the primary activities of interest there....
- Cumberland, Rhode IslandCumberland, Rhode IslandCumberland is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, incorporated in 1746. The population was 33,506 at the 2010 census.-History:...
- Cumberland, WashingtonCumberland, WashingtonCumberland is an unincorporated community in King County, Washington. Originally a mining camp, Cumberland was named by F.X. Schreiner in 1893 after the Cumberland coal region of the Appalachian Mountains. Cumberland gained a post office on October 13, 1894. Today, the Enumclaw post office serves...
- Cumberland, WisconsinCumberland, WisconsinCumberland is a city in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,280 at the 2000 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Cumberland.-Recreation:...
, a city - Cumberland, Barron County, Wisconsin, a town
- Cumberland Township, Adams County, PennsylvaniaCumberland Township, Adams County, PennsylvaniaCumberland Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,718 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
- Cumberland Township, Greene County, PennsylvaniaCumberland Township, Greene County, PennsylvaniaCumberland Township is a township in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,564 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
There are also:
- Cumberland Center, MaineCumberland Center, MaineCumberland Center is a census-designated place within the town of Cumberland in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,596 at the 2000 census...
- Cumberland City, TennesseeCumberland City, TennesseeCumberland City is a town in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 316 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Clarksville, TN — KY Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- Cumberland Gap, TennesseeCumberland Gap, TennesseeCumberland Gap is a town in Claiborne County, Tennessee, near the Cumberland Gap pass, the Cumberland Gap Tunnel, and the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park...
, a geographical feature and a town - Cumberland Head, New YorkCumberland Head, New YorkCumberland Head is a census-designated place and region of the Town of Plattsburgh in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 1,627 at the 2010 census....
- Cumberland Hill, Rhode IslandCumberland Hill, Rhode IslandCumberland Hill is a census-designated place in the town of Cumberland, in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 7,738 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cumberland Hill is located at ....
- Cumberland IslandCumberland IslandCumberland Island is one of the Sea Islands. Cumberland is the largest in terms of continuously exposed land area of Georgia's barrier islands. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia and is part of Camden County...
, Georgia, a geographical feature and a town
- Cumberland County (disambiguation), in the United States, in Canada, and in Australia.
Other geographical features
In Canada:- Cumberland SoundCumberland SoundCumberland Sound is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a western arm of the Labrador Sea located between Baffin Island's Hall Peninsula and the Cumberland Peninsula...
, an inlet into Baffin Island - The Cumberland Mine in Nova Scotia
In Chile:
- Cumberland Bay (Isla Robinsón Crusoe)
In the United States:
- In the southern Appalachian Mountains:
- Cumberland GapCumberland GapCumberland Gap is a pass through the Cumberland Mountains region of the Appalachian Mountains, also known as the Cumberland Water Gap, at the juncture of the U.S. states of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia...
, a pass through the Appalachian Mountains - The Cumberland MountainsCumberland MountainsThe Cumberland Mountains are a mountain range in the southeastern section of the Appalachian Mountains. They are located in southern West Virginia, western Virginia, eastern edges of Kentucky, and eastern middle Tennessee, including the Crab Orchard Mountains...
in Tennessee and Kentucky - The Cumberland PlateauCumberland PlateauThe Cumberland Plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau. It includes much of eastern Kentucky and western West Virginia, part of Tennessee, and a small portion of northern Alabama and northwest Georgia . The terms "Allegheny Plateau" and the "Cumberland Plateau" both refer to the...
in Tennessee and Kentucky - The Cumberland RiverCumberland RiverThe Cumberland River is a waterway in the Southern United States. It is long. It starts in Harlan County in far southeastern Kentucky between Pine and Cumberland mountains, flows through southern Kentucky, crosses into northern Tennessee, and then curves back up into western Kentucky before...
in Tennessee and Kentucky- Cumberland FallsCumberland FallsCumberland Falls, sometimes called the Little Niagara, the Niagara of the South, or the Great Falls, is a large waterfall on the Cumberland River in southeastern Kentucky...
- Lake CumberlandLake CumberlandLake Cumberland is a reservoir in Clinton, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, and Wayne counties in Kentucky. The primary reasons for its construction were a means for flood control and the production of hydroelectric power. Its shoreline measures 1,255 miles and the lake is spread over at the...
, an artificial lake on the Cumberland River
- Cumberland Falls
- Cumberland Gap
- In Maryland and Pennsylvania:
- Cumberland NarrowsCumberland NarrowsThe Cumberland Narrows is a water gap in western Maryland in the United States, just west of Cumberland, Maryland. Wills Creek cuts through the central ridge of the Wills Mountain Anticline at a low elevation here between Wills Mountain to the north and Haystack Mountain to the south...
in Maryland - Cumberland Road, a historical road, also called the Great National Pike and the National RoadNational RoadThe National Road or Cumberland Road was the first major improved highway in the United States to be built by the federal government. Construction began heading west in 1811 at Cumberland, Maryland, on the Potomac River. It crossed the Allegheny Mountains and southwestern Pennsylvania, reaching...
, the first United States federal highway - Cumberland ValleyCumberland ValleyThe Cumberland Valley is a constituent valley of the Great Appalachian Valley and a North American agricultural region within the Atlantic Seaboard watershed in Pennsylvania and Maryland....
, in Pennsylvania and Maryland - Cumberland Valley AVACumberland Valley AVAThe Cumberland Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Washington County in west-central Maryland and Franklin and Cumberland counties in south-central Pennsylvania. Only of the included in the wine appellation are planted to grapevines, predominantly on high terraces over the...
, wine region
- Cumberland Narrows
- In other states:
- Cumberland IslandCumberland IslandCumberland Island is one of the Sea Islands. Cumberland is the largest in terms of continuously exposed land area of Georgia's barrier islands. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia and is part of Camden County...
in eastern Georgia
- Cumberland Island
People
Peerage- Duke of CumberlandDuke of CumberlandDuke of Cumberland is a peerage title that was conferred upon junior members of the British Royal Family, named after the county of Cumberland.-History:...
, a former and currently suspended peerage of England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom - Earl of CumberlandEarl of CumberlandThe title of Earl of Cumberland was created in the Peerage of England in 1525 for the 11th Baron de Clifford. It became extinct in 1643. See also Duke of Cumberland.The subsidiary title of the first three earls was Baron de Clifford...
, a former peerage of England
Surname
- Frederick William CumberlandFrederick William CumberlandFrederick William Cumberland was a Canadian engineer, architect and political figure. He represented the riding of Algoma in the 1st and 2nd Ontario Parliaments and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1872....
(1821–1881), engineer and politician - George CumberlandGeorge CumberlandGeorge Cumberland was an English art collector, writer and poet. He was a lifelong friend and supporter of William Blake, and like him was an experimental printmaker. He was also an amateur watercolourist, and one of the earliest members of the Bristol School of artists...
(1754–1848), art collector and artist - Richard Cumberland (dramatist)Richard Cumberland (dramatist)Richard Cumberland was a British dramatist and civil servant. In 1771 his hit play The West Indian was first staged. During the American War of Independence he acted as a secret negotiator with Spain in an effort to secure a peace agreement between the two nations. He also edited a short-lived...
(1732–1811), civil servant and dramatist - Richard Cumberland (philosopher)Richard Cumberland (philosopher)Richard Cumberland was an English philosopher, and bishop of Peterborough from 1691. In 1672, he published his major work, De legibus naturae , propounding utilitarianism and opposing the egoistic ethics of Thomas Hobbes.Cumberland was a member of the latitudinarian movement, along with his friend...
(1631–1718), bishop and philosopher - Vic CumberlandVic CumberlandHarold Vivian "Vic" Cumberland , also known as Harry Cumberland, was an Australian rules footballer in the VFL and the SANFL....
(1877–1927), Australian Rules footballer
Institutions of higher education
- Cumberland School of LawCumberland School of LawCumberland School of Law is an ABA accredited law school at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. The 11th oldest law school in the United States, it is 160 years old and has more than 11,000 graduates. Its alumni include two United States Supreme Court Justices; Nobel Peace Prize recipient...
, in Birmingham, Alabama - Cumberland UniversityCumberland UniversityCumberland University is a private university in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1842, though the current campus buildings were constructed between 1892 and 1896.-History:...
, in Lebanon, Tennessee - University of the CumberlandsUniversity of the CumberlandsUniversity of the Cumberlands is a private, liberal arts college located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, with an enrollment of approximately 3,200 students...
in Williamsburg, Kentucky
Naval vessels
- USS CumberlandUSS CumberlandThree ships of the United States Navy have been named Cumberland, after the Cumberland River.*The , a 50-gun sailing frigate launched in 1842.*The , a steel-hulled sailing bark, was launched 17 August 1904....
, various ships in the United States Navy - HMS CumberlandHMS CumberlandEleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cumberland, after the traditional English county of Cumberland, England: was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1695. She was captured by the French in the Battle at the Lizard in 1707. In 1715 she was sold to Genoa, in 1717 to...
, ships in the Royal Navy
Companies
- Cumberland (pharmacy)Cumberland (pharmacy)Cumberland Drugs was a pharmacy chain that operated stores in Quebec and Eastern Ontario. Cumberland Drugs sold in 1997 upon the retirement of Morrie Niess , selling most stores to Jean Coutu, Uniprix and Essaim/Obonsoins...
a defunct chain of pharmacies located in Quebec and eastern Ontario
Other uses
- Army of the CumberlandArmy of the CumberlandThe Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio.-History:...
, part of the Union Army in the American Civil War - Cumberland Building SocietyCumberland Building SocietyThe Cumberland Building Society was established on 16 April 1850 as the Cumberland Co-operative Land and Benefit Building Society. It has its headquarters in Carlisle, Cumbria, England...
, a building society - Cumberland (CTA)Cumberland (CTA)Cumberland is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. It is situated between the Rosemont and Harlem stations on the Blue Line, which runs from O'Hare Airport to Forest Park...
, a rapid transit station in Chicago - Cumberland (Metra)Cumberland (Metra)Cumberland Station is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest line in the City of Des Plaines, Illinois. It is officially located at 475 East Northwest Highway , and lies from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago...
, a commuter rail station in Des Plaines, Illinois - Cumberland Presbyterian ChurchCumberland Presbyterian ChurchThe Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Christian denomination spawned by the Second Great Awakening. In 2007, it had an active membership of less than 50,000 and about 800 congregations, the majority of which are concentrated in the United States...
, a Presbyterian denomination in Protestant Christianity - Cumberland RecordsCumberland RecordsCumberland Records is a subsidiary of Mercury Records....
, a record label - Cumberland (rugby league team), a team in the inaugural New South Wales Rugby League competition
- Cumberland sauceCumberland SauceCumberland sauce is a fruit-based sauce, usually used on non-white meats such as venison, ham, and lamb. Created sometime in the late 19th century, the sauce was named after the Duke of Cumberland who had ties in Hanover, Germany, where the sauce was invented....
, a fruit-based sauce - Cumberland sausageCumberland sausageCumberland sausage is a form of sausage that originated in the ancient county of Cumberland, England, now part of Cumbria. They are traditionally very long , and sold rolled in a flat, circular coil but within western Cumbria they are more often served in long curved lengths...
, a traditional sausage recipe in Britain - 1964 Cumberland B-52 crash, an accident involving a nuclear bomber
- Cumberland UnitedCumberland UnitedCumberland United is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. Cumberland played in the South Australian Super League in 2010 but were relegated to the South Australian Premier League for 2011...
, an Association Football club in Adelaide, Australia