Cumbria

American

[kuhm-bree-uh] / ˈkʌm bri ə /

noun

a county in NW England. 2,659 sq. mi. (6,886 sq. km).

Cumbria British

/ ˈkʌmbrɪə /

noun

(since 1974) a county of NW England comprising the former counties of Westmorland and Cumberland together with N Lancashire: includes the Lake District mountain area and surrounding coastal lowlands with the Pennine uplands in the extreme east. Administrative centre: Carlisle. Pop: 489 800 (2003 est). Area: 6810 sq km (2629 sq miles)

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Dr Mo Verhoeven, lead conservation scientist at the RSPB, said Cumbria was chosen because fungi which supported trees had transitioned to fungi found in grasslands that "have been grazed for hundreds of years".

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He has a holiday property near Keswick in Cumbria and thinks the doubling of council tax on second homes is already causing some to sell up.

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However, Birmingham, Cumbria, Northumberland and Durham reported fewer cases than expected based on their genetic profiles.

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This is likely to cause disruption on routes across the Pennines and for Derbyshire and Cumbria.

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PM Law, a network of firms trading under a single umbrella brand, had 24 offices in Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Cumbria and Berkshire, and specialised in personal injury, wills and conveyancing.

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