A topographical dictionary of the United Kingdom, containing every city, town, village, hamlet, parish, district, object and place in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the small islands dependent . Liddal, Greata,Caldew, Cocker, and Irthing. The lakesof Cumberland are much resorted to bythe curious traveller, and rank amongst themost beautiful scenes in the kingdom. Theseare, Ulls-water, Derwent-water, Bassen-thwaite-water, Over-water, Lowes-water,Crummock-water, Ennerdale-water, Wast-water, Devock-water, and Butter-mere ; be-sides several smaller pieces of water, calledTarns. To the north
A topographical dictionary of the United Kingdom, containing every city, town, village, hamlet, parish, district, object and place in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the small islands dependent . Liddal, Greata,Caldew, Cocker, and Irthing. The lakesof Cumberland are much resorted to bythe curious traveller, and rank amongst themost beautiful scenes in the kingdom. Theseare, Ulls-water, Derwent-water, Bassen-thwaite-water, Over-water, Lowes-water,Crummock-water, Ennerdale-water, Wast-water, Devock-water, and Butter-mere ; be-sides several smaller pieces of water, calledTarns. To the north of the Derwent-water,is the lofty mountain called Skyday, orSkhldaiv, which rises 1000 yards above thelevel of the lake, and is the haunt of eaglesand other birds of prey. The manufacturesof this county are ginghams and other col-ton articles, sail-cloth, carpets, paper, pot-tery, and glass. The exports are chieflylead, coals, black-lead, limestone, slates,flour, oatmeal, cattle, corn, cranberries,potted char, cod, and salmon. The prin-cipal sea-ports in this county are, White-haven, Workington, Maryport, and Har-rington. The ancient inhabitants were calledCumbn, from which source it received. CUN ENGLAND AND WALES. CUX its present name. The celebrated rampart,called the Picte wall, 100 miles in length,extending from the Irish Sea to the Ger-man Ocean, passes through this was begun by Adrian and finished bySever us, for the protection of the southerndistricts, against the Brigantes and Caledo-nians. The most remarkable Druidicalantiquity is a circle of huge unhewn stones,called Long Meg and her daughters. Cum-berland is included in the province of York,and diocese of. Chester and Carlisle ; and iswithin the northern circuit. It sends 6members to parliament; viz. 2 for thecounty, 2 for the city of Carlisle, and twofor the borough of Cockermouth. Cumber worth, a parish in Calceworthhund. div. of Lindsay, Line. 5 m. fromAlfred, and 140 from London; containing26 hou
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