The
1974 county boundary changes resulted in a small part of the West
Riding of Yorkshire being incorporated into the new county of Cumbria
which also includes the Furness district of Lancashire, Westmoreland
and Cumberland. These changes resulted in a small part of the Yorkshire
Dales National Park ending up in Cumbria along with Dent and Settle. In
2016 the Yorkshire Dales National Park was extended further into
Cumbria with the boundaries running close to the M6 Motorway, Kirkby
Lonsdale, Kirkby Stephen and Appleby in Westmoreland. Both the M6 and
the Settle to Carlisle Railway provide easy access to the Cumbrian part
of the Yorkshire Dales. |