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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He then returned to his native Cumbria to work on a Lake District farm, cooking with their products, before becoming a self-employed private chef.

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Cumbria Police recently said an investigation into the crash was ongoing and a 40-year-old arrested last year remained released under investigation.

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This spot, on the Irish Sea coast in West Cumbria, is the starting point for a very long stroll, all the way to the North Sea.

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These include North Cumbria integrated care trust, Mid and South Essex trust, Hull university teaching hospitals trust, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole trust and East Kent hospitals trust.

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The animals can be found in Scotland and Ireland, with reintroductions in Cumbria, the Forest of Dean, Dartmoor and Exmoor.

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