Non-metropolitan county of NW England whose administrative centre is Carlisle (7)

I believe the answer is:

cumbria

(Other definitions for cumbria that I've seen before include "Keswick's county" , "Area of NW England" , "Northwest English county" , "County of northwest England" , "Lake District county since 1974" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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