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*ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION* –>
/ˈkʌmbriə/
kum-bree-ə
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*LOCAL PRONUNCIATION* –>
[ˈkʊmbɾiə]
kuum-bree-ə
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(‘cumbria’ is a ‘non-metropolitan county’ in ‘north west england’)
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(the county and ‘Cumbria County Council’, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the ‘Local Government Act 1972’)
(Cumbria’s county town is ‘Carlisle’, in the north of the county, and the only other major urban area is ‘Barrow-in-Furness’ on the southwestern tip of the county)
(the county of ‘Cumbria’ consists of six districts (‘Allerdale’, ‘Barrow-in-Furness’, ‘Carlisle’, ‘Copeland’, ‘Eden’, and ‘South Lakeland’), and in 2008 had a population of just under half a million)
(‘Cumbria’ is one of the most sparsely populated counties in the ‘United Kingdom’, with 73.4 people per km2 (190/sq mi))
(‘Cumbria’ is the third largest county in ‘England’ by area, and is bounded to the north by the Scottish council areas of ‘Dumfries and Galloway’ and ‘Scottish Borders’, to the west by the ‘Irish Sea’, to the south by ‘Lancashire’, to the southeast by ‘North Yorkshire’, and to the east by ‘County Durham’ and ‘Northumberland’)
(‘Cumbria’ is predominantly rural and contains the ‘Lake District’ and ‘Lake District National Park’, considered one of England’s most outstanding areas of natural beauty, serving as inspiration for artists, writers, and musicians)
(a large area of the south east of the county is within the ‘Yorkshire Dales National Park’ while the east of the county fringes the ‘North Pennines AONB’)
(much of ‘Cumbria’ is mountainous, and it contains every peak in ‘England’ over 3,000 feet (910 m) above sea level, with ‘Scafell Pike’ at 3,209 feet (978 m) being the highest point of ‘England’)
(an upland, coastal, and rural area, Cumbria’s history is characterised by invasions, migration, and settlement, as well as battles and skirmishes between the ‘English’ and the ‘Scots’)
(notable historic sites in ‘Cumbria’ include ‘Carlisle Castle’, ‘Furness Abbey’, ‘Hardknott Roman Fort’, ‘Brough Castle’, and ‘Hadrian’s Wall’, a UNESCO ‘World Heritage Site’)
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👈👈👈☜*THE 5 ‘NORTH WEST’ COUNTIES* ☞ 👉👉👉
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥