Cumbria

American

[kuhm-bree-uh] / ˈkʌm bri ə /

noun

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

Cumbria British

/ ˈkʌmbrɪə /

noun

(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)

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Harper said the next step would be to determine whether it was suitable for any of the Merseyside beetles to be relocated to new sites in Cumbria in order to start new populations.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

The team plan to survey the beetle's population and try and determine whether there are other suitable sites for it to inhabit in Cumbria.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Marshes will be created along a stretch of Newburn Riverside in Newcastle by the environmental charity Groundwork North East and Cumbria.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Jez Westgarth, the trust's assistant director for Cumbria and Lancashire, said his team believed the sapling was taken from the remote site to be replanted elsewhere.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

It looks like a piece of Yorkshire or Cumbria transplanted to the American continent.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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