What is Eden, Cumbria?
'''Eden''' is a [[Non-metropolitan district|local government district]] in [[Cumbria]], [[England]]. Its council is based in [[Penrith, Cumbria|Penrith]]. It is named after the [[River Eden, Cumbria|River Eden]] which flows north through the district toward [[Carlisle]]. It has an area of {{convert|2156|km2}}, making it the eighth largest district in [[England]] and the largest non-[[unitary authority|unitary]] district. It also has the lowest population density of any English district, with a mean of just 24 persons per square kilometre. The district council was created on 1 April 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], from the [[Penrith, Cumbria|Penrith]] [[urban district]], [[Alston with Garrigill Rural District]] and [[Penrith Rural District]], all in [[Cumberland]], and [[Appleby-in-Westmorland|Appleby]] [[Municipal Borough]], part of [[Lakes, Cumbria|Lakes]] urban district and [[North Westmorland Rural District]], all in [[Westmorland]]. Within the district lies part of the [[Lake District]] [[National Park]]. The [[West Coast Main Line|West Coast Main Railway Line]] runs through the district but with only one station at [[Penrith railway station|Penrith]]. Services on this line are provided by [[Virgin Trains]]. The [[Northern Rail]] [[Settle-Carlisle Railway]] also goes through the district and has stations at [[Armathwaite]], [[Lazonby]], [[Langwathby]], [[Appleby-in-Westmorland|Appleby]] and [[Kirkby Stephen]]. Road transport links are provided by the [[M6 motorway]], the [[A6 road (Great Britain)|A6]] and the [[A66 road (Great Britain)|A66]]. {{clr}} ==Sports and recreation== In Eden there are [[List of King George V Playing Fields (Cumbria)|King George's Field]]s, in memorial to [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]], at [[Appleby-in-Westmorland]] and [[Patterdale]]. The council is the owner of the Penrith Leisure Centre which is run by a private company under contract. The council also owns a number of playing fields and recreation grounds throughout the district most no