Borough of Copeland

Copeland
Copeland
Borough and non-metropolitan district
	Coat of arms
	Copeland shown within Cumbria
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Historic county	Cumberland
Founded	1 April 1974
Abolished	31 March 2023
Administrative HQ	Whitehaven (The Copeland Centre)
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district
• Body	Copeland Borough Council
Area
• Total	282.53 sq mi (731.76 km2)
Population (2021)
• Total	67,176
• Density	240/sq mi (92/km2)
Ethnicity (2011)
• White	99.3%
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
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
Police area	Cumbria
Fire service	Cumbria
Ambulance service	North West
Website	copeland.gov.uk

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

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The Borough of Copeland was a local government district with borough status in western Cumbria, England. Its council was 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 was 69,318 according to the 2001 census,^[1] increasing to 70,603 at the 2011 Census.^[2]

The name was 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.^[3]

In July 2021 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced that in April 2023, Cumbria would be reorganised into two unitary authorities.^[4] On 1 April 2023, Copeland Borough Council was abolished and its functions were transferred to the new unitary authority Cumberland, which also covers the former districts of Allerdale and Carlisle.^[5]

^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Copeland Local Authority (E07000029)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Copeland Local Authority (E07000029)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^ Arms of Copeland Borough Council, document issued at time of grant of arms
^ "Next steps for new unitary councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset". GOV.UK. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "Local Government Reorganisation. Delivering Two New Councils for Cumbria". Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[1] UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Copeland Local Authority (E07000029)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[2] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Copeland Local Authority (E07000029)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[3] Arms of Copeland Borough Council, document issued at time of grant of arms

[4] "Next steps for new unitary councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset". GOV.UK. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[LGR-5] "Local Government Reorganisation. Delivering Two New Councils for Cumbria". Retrieved 1 January 2022.

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