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Penrith

British

/ pɛnˈrɪθ /

noun

a market town in NW England, in Cumbria. Pop: 14 471 (2001)

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Another draw is the pay phone near Penrith in northern England, where the lead character in the cult classic “Withnail and I” harangues his agent for an acting job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Hours later, 42-year-old Kerry Donoghue died while riding Carneyhaugh Rua in another cross-country event at Penrith in Cumbria.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

The 81-year-old, from Penrith in Cumbria was known to palliative care services in Carlisle before he was jailed.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Penrith and Solway's Markus Campbell-Savours voted against the proposals in a budget vote in early December.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

I remembered that, when I spoke to her on the hillside near Penrith, it had seemed to me then that she had some inkling of the truth.

From Lawrence Clavering by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

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