Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Index

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The British Library Newspaper Catalogue (B.L.N.C.) contains entries for over 52,000 newspaper and periodical titles from all UK national daily and Sunday newspapers from 1801 to present day^[1]. The following list contains basic details from the B.L.N.C. website, where a search for any of the below newspapers will yield a standard result such as:

Place^[2]	Penrith; Cumbria; England
Main title^[3]	Penrith Herald, and East Cumberland and Westmorland News
Numbers^[4]	no. 1-22, 404-1335
Dates^[5]	13 Feb.-10 July 1869; 7 June 1873-23 May 1891

Some pages will have additional information such as:

Continued as Mid Cumberland and North Westmorland Herald
Numbers	no. 1336-3119
Dates	30 May 1891-7 Nov. 1925
Continued as Cumberland & Westmorland Herald
Numbers	no. 3120-
Dates	14 Nov. 1925-

To see the information for any of the newspapers listed on the B.L.N.C., click on the link above and type in the newspaper's name in the search box, making sure the search is carried out by checking the title option. The result/s will give the appropriate details for the newspaper in question and from there, within the site, information is provided so that arrangements can be made to view the collection.

Cumberland Newspapers Index

Alston, Cumbria

Alston Herald, and East Cumberland Advertiser; 1875-1881

Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

Cumberland Guardian; 1928-1928

Carlisle, Cumbria

Border Herald of Temperance, The (1839-1839)
Carlisle & Cumberland Journal (1965-1968)
Carlisle Express and Cumberland Advertiser, The (1861-1870)
Carlisle Journal, The (1808-1965)
Cumberland Clarion (1951-1951)
Cumberland Evening Mail (1915-1915)
Cumberland Evening News (1910-1913)
Cumberland Evening News (1920-1940)
Cumberland Evening News (1941-1967)
Cumberland Evening News (Late Final) (1967-1967)
Cumberland Evening News (Sports special) (1950-1952)
Cumberland Evening News and Star (1967-1972)
Cumberland Evening News and Star (Workington edition) (1970-1972)
Cumberland Evening News and Star (Late Final) (1967-1972)
Cumberland News (County edition) (1988-1992)
Cumberland News, The (1910 to date)
Cumberland News, The (Evening edition) (1914-1920)
East Cumberland News (1883-1910)
North Cumberland Reformer, The (1890-1895)
Patriot, or, Carlisle and Cumberland Advertiser, The (1815-1817)

Cockermouth, Cumbria

West Cumberland Times (1874-1967)

Maryport, Cumbria

Maryport Advertiser, West Cumberland Mail, The (1892-1905)
Maryport News and Cockermouth Chronicle, The (1885-1918)
Maryport Times, and General Advertiser for West Cumberland, The (1857-1858)
West Cumberland Mail and Maryport Advertiser (1891-1892)

Penrith, Cumbria

Cumberland & Westmorland Herald (1925 to date)
Cumberland and Westmorland Advertiser and Penrith Weekly Chronicle, The (1855-1898)
Cumberland and Westmorland Advertiser, and Penrith Literary Chronicle, The (1854-1855)
Lake District Herald, The (1920 to date)
Mid Cumberland and North Westmorland Herald (1891-1925)
Penrith Herald, and East Cumberland and Westmorland News (1869-1891)
Penrith Observer (1860-1962)
Penrith Times and Cumberland and Westmorland Advertiser (1898-1901)

Whitehaven, Cumbria

Cumberland Chronicle: or Whitehaven Intelligencer, The (1776-1777)
Cumberland Chronicle: or Whitehaven Public Advertiser, The (1777-1778)
Cumberland Pacquet, West Cumberland Post, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser (1898-1915)
Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser, The (1774-1831)
Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser, The (1776-1895)
West Cumberland Guardian and Whitehaven Herald (1878-1880)
West Cumberland News, The (1918-1967)

Whitehaven, Cumbria

| West Cumberland Post; 1882-1882
West Cumberland Post, Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser; 1898-1898
Whitehaven Budget and Cumberland County Chronicle; 1872-1872
Whitehaven Free Press, and Farmers Chronicle; 1879-1918
Whitehaven Gazette and Cumberland Advertiser (The); 1819-1820
Whitehaven Guardian (The); 1875-1878
Whitehaven Herald, and Cumberland Advertiser (The); 1831-1878
Whitehaven Messenger, and West Cumberland Advertiser; 1858-1859
Whitehaven Times and West Cumberland Advertiser (The); 1860-1867 |- | Workington; Cumbria; England | Cumberland Evening Star and Mail; 1935-1967
Cumberland Star; 1955-1967
Evening Star; 1929-1935
Times & Star; Cockermouth & Keswick ed.; 1994-1999
West Cumberland Sun; 1893-1893
West Cumberland Times & Star (The); 1967-2004
Workington Mail and West Cumberland Independent (The); 1903-1904
Workington News and West Cumberland Advertiser (The); 1883-1918
Workington Observer and West Cumberland Echo (The); 1887-1888
Workington Standard and Cockermouth, Workington, and West Cumberland District Advertiser (The); 1881-1882
Workington Star (The); 1888-1889
Workington Times and the General Weekly Advertiser for West Cumberland (The); 1857-1858 |}

Westmorland Newspapers Index

Appleby; Cumbria; England

Appleby Chronicle, Kirkby Stephen Reporter and North Westmorland Journal (The); 1886-1886

Kendal; Cumbria; England

Kendal Mercury and Westmorland Advertiser (The); 1834-1840
Westmorland Advertiser and Kendal Chronicle; 1811-1834
Westmorland Gazette, etc. (The); 1818 to date
Westmorland Gazette, etc. (The); 1818-1826
Westmorland Journal (The); 1875-1875
Westmorland Journal and Kendal Guardian; 1878-1880
Westmorland Mercury and Times; 1913-1917

Lancaster; Lancashire; England

Lancaster Gazetteer, and General Advertiser for Lancashire, Westmorland, etc (The); 1801-1803

Penrith; Cumbria; England

Cumberland & Westmorland Herald; 1925 to date
Cumberland and Westmorland Advertiser and Penrith Weekly Chronicle (The); 1855-1898
Cumberland and Westmorland Advertiser, and Penrith Literary Chronicle (The); 1854-1855
Lake District Herald, etc. (The); 1920 to date
Mid Cumberland and North Westmorland Herald; 1891-1925
Penrith Herald, and East Cumberland and Westmorland News; 1869-1891
Penrith Observer; 1860-1962
Penrith Times and Cumberland and Westmorland Advertiser; 1898-1901

References / notes

↑ Also, most UK and Irish provincial newspapers, some dating from the early 18th century onwards; selected newspapers from around the world in European languages, some dating from the 17th century onwards; and a wide range of UK and Irish popular periodicals, covering all subjects from fashion, pop music and cinema, to sports, hobbies and trades
↑ This is the area in which the newspaper was published and served
↑ The main title of the newspaper, which on occasion, changed from one name to another
↑ The number or issues they hold in their collections
↑ The dates for the numbers they hold in their collections

[ftn1-1] Also, most UK and Irish provincial newspapers, some dating from the early 18th century onwards; selected newspapers from around the world in European languages, some dating from the 17th century onwards; and a wide range of UK and Irish popular periodicals, covering all subjects from fashion, pop music and cinema, to sports, hobbies and trades

[ftn2-2] This is the area in which the newspaper was published and served

[ftn3-3] The main title of the newspaper, which on occasion, changed from one name to another

[ftn4-4] The number or issues they hold in their collections

[ftn5-5] The dates for the numbers they hold in their collections

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