Q: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
In 1974 , Cumberland , Westmorland and bits of Yorkshire and Lancashire were put into the new county of Cumbria .
A:
The county of Cumbria was created in April 1974 through an amalgamation of the administrative counties of Cumberland and Westmorland , to which parts of Lancashire ( the area known as Lancashire North of the Sands ) and the West Riding of Yorkshire were added .