Saturday 3 August 2019

Counties of the UK: Cumbria




This is the next instalment of my monthly feature going through the Counties of the UK in alphabetical order to check out things of interest.  I hope you enjoy it

Location – in the North West of England bordering on Scotland.



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County seat – Carlisle


Popular Sports: Fell Running


Flower – Grass-of-Parnassus


Signature foods – Cumberland Sausage, Grasmere Gingerbread, Kendal Mint Cake, Cumberland Sauce, Sticky Toffee Pudding


Famous places to visit – Lake District National Park, Carlisle Castle, Hadrian's Wall, Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cartmel Priory, Derwentwater, Lake Windermere, Dove Cottage (Wordsworth)



Famous people from Cumbria – William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth, Fletcher Christian, Christine McVie, Margaret Forster

Go to this Pinboard to see the Counties of the UK.

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