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Thread #56435   Message #882570
Posted By: greg stephens
04-Feb-03 - 04:43 PM
Thread Name: BS: Blennerhasset-what kind of name is that?
Subject: RE: BS: Blennerhasset-what kind of name is that?
Cumbria is an old word for that chunk of the north-west of England, that consisted of Cumberland, Westmoreland and the detached part of lancashire(called Furness) north of Morecambe Bay. Those three bits were amalgamated into a single county, which was named (following the old usage) Cumbria in 1970ish. It has an extensive tourist industry(it contains the Lake District), particularly popular with Americans ever since John Paul Jones unannounced visit to Whitehaven.