Eden District

For the district in South Africa, see Eden District Municipality.

Eden District
Non-metropolitan district
Official logo of Eden District
Shown within Cumbria
Shown within Cumbria
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Ceremonial countyCumbria
Historic countyCumberland (part)
Westmorland (part)
Founded1 April 1974 (1974-04-01)
Abolished31 March 2023 (2023-03-31)
Admin. HQPenrith
Government
 • TypeEden District Council
 • Leadership:Alternative - Sec.31
Area
 • Total827 sq mi (2,142 km2)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total54,955
 • Density66/sq mi (26/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code16UF (ONS)
E07000030 (GSS)
Ethnicity (2021)94.8% White British

3.4% Other White 0.8% Asian 0.7% Mixed race 0.2% Black

0.3% Other
Websitehttps://www.eden.gov.uk/

Eden was a local government district in Cumbria, England, based at Penrith Town Hall in Penrith. It was named after the River Eden, which flowed north through the district toward Carlisle. Its population of 49,777 at the 2001 census,[1] increased to 52,564 at the 2011 Census.[2] A 2019 estimate was 53,253.[3] In July 2021 it was announced that, in April 2023, Cumbria would be divided into two unitary authorities.[4] On 1 April 2023, Eden District Council was abolished and its functions transferred to the new authority Westmorland and Furness, which also covers the former districts of Barrow-in-Furness and South Lakeland.[5]

  1. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Eden Local Authority (E07000030)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Eden Local Authority (E07000030)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ City Population. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Next steps for new unitary councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset". GOV.UK. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Local Government Reorganisation. Delivering Two New Councils for Cumbria". Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2022.