National organisations involved with the historic environment:

• English Heritage  (external link)
• Natural England  (external link)
• Council for British Archaeology  (external link)
• Institute of Field Archaeologists  (external link)
• Institute of Historic Buildings Conservation  (external link)
• Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings  (external link)

Local organisations involved with the historic environment:

• Cumbria Industrial History Society  (external link)
• Cumbria Past (Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society)  (external link)

Grant schemes and funding:

• Funds for Historic Buildings  (external link)
• Department of Culture Media and Sport (Heritage Lottery Fund)  (external link)

Other local sources of information on Cumbria's historic environment:

• Historic Carlisle  (external link)
• Lake District National Park  (external link)
• Yorkshire Dales National Park  (external link)
• Cumbria Local History Federation  (external link)
• North West Research Framework  (external link)
• Cumbria Amenity Trust Mining History Society  (external link)

Other websites of interest:

• Cumbria Image Bank  (external link)
• KendalWiki - All About Kendal  (external link)
• Portable Antiquities Scheme  (external link)
• Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle  (external link)
• Defence of Britain Database  (external link)
• 20th Century Defence Architecture in Cumbria  (external link)
• Senhouse Museum, Maryport  (external link)
• Centre for North-West Regional Studies, Lancaster University  (external link)
• Cave Archaeology - Bibliography of Caves, Fissures and Rock Shelters in North West England  (external link)