Cumbria

[kuhm-bree-uh]

noun

1. a county in NW England. 2,659 sq. mi. (6,886 sq. km).

Cumbria

/ ˈkʌmbrɪə /

noun

1. (since 1974) a county of NW England comprising the former counties of Westmorland and Cumberland together with N Lancashire: includes the Lake District mountain area and surrounding coastal lowlands with the Pennine uplands in the extreme east. Administrative centre: Carlisle. Pop: 489 800 (2003 est). Area: 6810 sq km (2629 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Cumbria Police placed a cordon around The Snecklifter pub on Duke Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria, on the evening of 10 September, after reports that a bag containing suspicious items had been discovered.

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The inquest heard Gunner Beck, who was from Cumbria, had made a complaint against Webber following an adventure training exercise in July 2021.

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Messages have also been targeted to relatively small areas to pinpoint those at risk, including during flooding in Cumbria in May 2024, and for similar weather conditions in Leicestershire in January.

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Two men from Cumbria were each jailed for more than four years for chopping down the tree on a stormy night in September 2023.

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All six were previously arrested on Tuesday at various locations in London, Cumbria and South Yorkshire.

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