 The Ulverston Canal which once reached to Morecambe Bay is maintained although it was closed in 1945.The Solway Coast and Arnside and Silverdale AONB's lie in the lowland areas of the county, to the north and south respectively.Cumbria is bordered by the English counties of Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders.