Eden, Cumbria
| Eden District | |
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 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 (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 338th 52,000 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.
| Districts of North West England | 
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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 | |
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Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |
