Cumberland Building Society
Encyclopedia
The Cumberland Building Society was established on 16 April 1850 as the Cumberland Co-operative Land and Benefit Building Society. It has its headquarters in Carlisle, Cumbria
, England
. It is the 20th largest in the United Kingdom based on total assets of £1.5 billion as at 31 March 2008.
Ironically, for a building society based in what was then Cumberland, the first branch was opened 100 miles south of Cumberland in Preston, Lancashire. It is a member of the Building Societies Association
.
The society offers a range of products including: savings accounts; mortgages; investment accounts; loans and further loans; financial services; insurance products; lending to commercial enterprises, through the Commercial Lending division; and Internet Banking.
The society owns several subsidiary companies, including Cumberland Estate Agency Ltd Cumberland Financial Services Ltd and Solway Mortgage Solutions.
The Cumberland is one of only a handful of societies in the UK to offer a full current account service with ATMs, Visa cards and Internet Banking.
Annan,
Appleby-In-Westmorland*,
Aspatria,
Barrow in Furness*,
Brampton*,
Carlisle*,
Cleator Moor,
Cockermouth
*,
Dalston,
Dumfries*,
Egremont,
Gretna,
Haltwistle,
Kendal*,
Keswick
*,
Langholm,
Lockerbie,
Longtown,
Maryport,
Penrith*,
Preston*,
Silloth,
Ulverston*,
Whitehaven
*,
Wigton,
Windermere
,
Workington
*,
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is the 20th largest in the United Kingdom based on total assets of £1.5 billion as at 31 March 2008.
Ironically, for a building society based in what was then Cumberland, the first branch was opened 100 miles south of Cumberland in Preston, Lancashire. It is a member of the Building Societies Association
Building Societies Association
The Building Societies Association is the trade organisation of the building societies in the United Kingdom. In 2011 the 48 building societies in the UK had total assets of over £317 billion. 15 million adults have building society saving accounts and over 2.9 million adults are currently buying...
.
The society offers a range of products including: savings accounts; mortgages; investment accounts; loans and further loans; financial services; insurance products; lending to commercial enterprises, through the Commercial Lending division; and Internet Banking.
The society owns several subsidiary companies, including Cumberland Estate Agency Ltd Cumberland Financial Services Ltd and Solway Mortgage Solutions.
The Cumberland is one of only a handful of societies in the UK to offer a full current account service with ATMs, Visa cards and Internet Banking.
Branch locations
Ambleside,Annan,
Appleby-In-Westmorland*,
Aspatria,
Barrow in Furness*,
Brampton*,
Carlisle*,
Cleator Moor,
Cockermouth
Cockermouth
-History:The Romans created a fort at Derventio, now the adjoining village of Papcastle, to protect the river crossing, which had become located on a major route for troops heading towards Hadrian's Wall....
*,
Dalston,
Dumfries*,
Egremont,
Gretna,
Haltwistle,
Kendal*,
Keswick
Keswick, Cumbria
Keswick is a market town and civil parish within the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It had a population of 4,984, according to the 2001 census, and is situated just north of Derwent Water, and a short distance from Bassenthwaite Lake, both in the Lake District National Park...
*,
Langholm,
Lockerbie,
Longtown,
Maryport,
Penrith*,
Preston*,
Silloth,
Ulverston*,
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven is a small town and port on the coast of Cumbria, England, which lies equidistant between the county's two largest settlements, Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness, and is served by the Cumbrian Coast Line and the A595 road...
*,
Wigton,
Windermere
Windermere
Windermere is the largest natural lake of England. It is also a name used in a number of places, including:-Australia:* Lake Windermere , a reservoir, Australian Capital Territory * Lake Windermere...
,
Workington
Workington
Workington is a town, civil parish and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England, at the mouth of the River Derwent. Lying within the Borough of Allerdale, Workington is southwest of Carlisle, west of Cockermouth, and southwest of Maryport...
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- * Denotes estate agents as well