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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:
| Numbers | no. 1336-3119 |
| Dates | 30 May 1891-7 Nov. 1925 |
| 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
- Cumberland Evening Star and Mail (1935-1967)
- Cumberland Star (1955-1967)
- Evening Star (1929-1935)
- Times & Star, Cockermouth & Keswick edition (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
- Appleby Chronicle, Kirkby Stephen Reporter and North Westmorland Journal, The (1886-1886)
Kendal, Cumbria
- Kendal Mercury and Westmorland Advertiser, The (1834-1840)
- Westmorland Advertiser and Kendal Chronicle (1811-1834)
- Westmorland Gazette, The (1818 to date)
- Westmorland Gazette, The (1818-1826)
- Westmorland Journal, The (1875-1875)
- Westmorland Journal and Kendal Guardian (1878-1880)
- Westmorland Mercury and Times (1913-1917)
Lancaster, Lancashire
- Lancaster Gazetteer, and General Advertiser for Lancashire, Westmorland, The (1801-1803)
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)
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