Eden, Cumbria

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Eden District
Shown within Cumbria
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	North West England
Admin. County:	Cumbria
Area: - Total	Ranked 4th 2,156.45 km²
Admin. HQ:	Penrith
ONS code:	16UF
Demographics
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density	Ranked 337th 52,800 24 / km²
Ethnicity:	99.6% White
Politics
Eden District Council http://www.eden.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:	Independent
MP:	David Maclean

Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Penrith. It is named after the River Eden which drains north through the district toward Carlisle.

It has an area of 2,156 km², making it the fourth largest district in England. It also has the lowest population density of any English district, with a mean of just 24 persons per square kilometre.

The district council was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, from the Penrith urban district, Alston with Garrigill Rural District and Penrith Rural District, all in Cumberland, and Appleby borough, part of Lakes urban district and North Westmorland Rural District, all in Westmorland.

Within the district lies part of the Lake District National Park.

The West Coast Main Railway Line runs through the district but with only one station at Penrith services on this line are provided by Virgin Trains. The Northern Rail Settle-Carlisle Railway also goes through the district and has stations at Armathwaite, Lazonby, Langwathby, Appleby and Kirkby Stephen.

Road transport links are provided by the M6 motorway, the A6 and the A66.

[edit] Sports and recreation

Eden has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V.

Districts of North West England	Image:Flag of England.svg
Allerdale \| Barrow-in-Furness \| Blackburn with Darwen \| Blackpool \| Bolton \| Burnley \| Bury \| Carlisle \| Chester \| Chorley \| Congleton \| Copeland \| Crewe and Nantwich \| Eden \| Ellesmere Port and Neston \| Fylde \| Halton \| Hyndburn \| Knowsley \| Lancaster \| Liverpool \| Macclesfield \| Manchester \| Oldham \| Pendle \| Preston \| Ribble Valley \| Rochdale \| Rossendale \| St Helens \| Salford \| Sefton \| South Lakeland \| South Ribble \| Stockport \| Tameside \| Trafford \| Vale Royal \| Warrington \| West Lancashire \| Wigan \| Wirral \| Wyre
Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside