Publicly maintained roads

We hold a list of roads maintainable at public expense under Section 36 of the Highways Act 1980. You can view the list in a number of ways.

Download a list of classified and unclassified roads

These lists have been prepared using the available information from records compiled by the council and is correct to the best of our knowledge. It does not, however, constitute a definitive statement as to the status of any particular highway.
This is not a comprehensive list of the entire highway network in Cumbria although the majority of streets are included for information purposes.
The extent of the highway maintainable at public expense is not available on the list and can only be determined through the search process.
The List of Streets is a live record and is constantly being amended and updated. We update and republish it every 3 months.
Like many rural authorities, where some highways have no name at all, we usually record our information using a road numbering reference system. Street descriptors will be added to the list during the updating process along with any other missing information currently labelled 'unknown'.
The list does not contain Recorded Public Rights of Way as shown on the Council's 1976 Definitive Map, nor does it contain streets that are privately maintained.
The list is property of Westmorland and Furness Council and is only available to the public for viewing purposes and must not be copied or distributed.

You can view a hard copy of the list, free of charge, at our office in Carlisle.

Cumberland Council
Parkhouse Building
Kingmoor Business Park
Carlisle, CA6 4SJ