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    5 days ago · 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 of the West Riding of Yorkshire were added.

  3. www.britannica.com › place › CumbriaCumbria | Lake District, Mountains, Coastline | Britannica

    4 days ago · Cumbria, England. The county extends along the Irish Sea coast from Morecambe Bay to Solway Firth. It includes the famous scenic Lake District, where a deeply dissected dome of ancient volcanic and slate rocks forms a landscape of mountain peaks (the Cumbrian Mountains) and lake-filled valleys.

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  4. www.britannica.com › place › Lake-District-regionLake District | England, Map, & Facts | Britannica

    3 days ago · Cumbria, England. The county extends along the Irish Sea coast from Morecambe Bay to Solway Firth. It includes the famous scenic Lake District, where a deeply dissected dome of ancient volcanic and slate rocks forms a landscape of mountain peaks (the Cumbrian Mountains) and lake-filled valleys.

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  6. www.british-history.ac.uk › magna-britannia › vol4The city of Carlisle | British History Online

    4 days ago · The ancient city of Carlisle is situated in Cumberland ward, nearly surrounded by the rivers Eden, Pettrell, and Caldew, 305 miles from London on the great western road to Glasgow, and not more than 13 from the borders of Scotland. Figure 36:

  7. www.britannica.com › place › Penrith-EnglandPenrith | Cumbrian Town, Market Town, Roman Fort | Britannica

    May 11, 2024 · Penrith, town, Eden district, administrative county of Cumbria, historic county of Cumberland, northwestern England. It is situated on a main route to Scotland, at the foot of the 937-foot (286-metre) Penrith Beacon overlooking the mountains of the scenic Lake District. Penrith Castle was built in.

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  8. historyview.org › library › cumbrias-museum-ofCumbria's Museum of Military Life – HistoryView

    May 5, 2024 · Covering over 300 years of military history the Museum tells the stories of the 34th Regiment of foot, the 55th Regiment of foot, Border Regiment, King’s Own Royal Border Regiment and even the current serving Regiment The Duke of Lancaster’s.

  9. cumbriaguide.co.uk › tag › borders-cumbria-historyborders cumbria history Archives | Cumbria Guide

    May 13, 2024 · Workington Hall The Last Place of Refuge for Mary Queen of Scots. by Jonathan Fraser The latest instalment of the Cumbria Guides History Lessons is presented to us by Jonathan Fraser. This May marks 456 years since West Cumbria played a part in the tumultuous life of Mary Queen of Scots… At approximately 7pm on the 16th of May 1568, a small fishing boat

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