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Penrith

British  
/ pɛnˈrɪθ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Markus Campbell-Savours, the Labour MP for Penrith and Solway, said Burnham would need to find a safe seat to come back to the House of Commons.

From BBC Sep. 25, 2025

They published a bright and vigorous account of their climb in a Penrith paper, in consequence of which a good sprinkling of climbers have been induced to visit it.

From Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England by Smith, W. P. Haskett

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