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The former historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland became Cumbria in 1974, at the same time taking bites out of West Riding of Yorkshire and Lancashire. Today the county’s archive service, Cum
Neighbourhood know-how, people and places
Cumbria Archives w cumbriaarchives.org.uk The county archive service’s site has plenty of digital resources, and sections for the four Archive Centres it runs – see below. Barrow Archive Centre a Rams
There’s nothing like a good walk to blow the cobwebs away. Lisa Kjellsson experiences the power of pilgrimage in majestic Yorkshire surroundings
With its verdant dales, dramatic gritstone edges and historic market towns, Derbyshire is quintessentially English yet strikingly unique. At the heart of England’s first National Park, the Peak Distri
THE area where the River Tees approaches the sea has been largely industrial in recent times, but the upper stretch of the river is very different in character. Here, while the villages, hamlets and r