Cumbria is a county in north west England. Cumbria as a county was formed in 1974 mainly from the former counties of Cumberland and Westmorland.
The original Cumbria was an ancient British principality, comprising, besides part of Cumberland, the Scotch districts Galloway, Kyle, Oarrick, Cunningham, and Strathclyde, its capital being Alcluyd or Dumbarton. It was possibly at one time the chief seat of the power of Arthur, and in the 6th century was an important and powerful kingdom. It speedily, however, fell under Saxon domination, and early in the llth century was given by Edmund of Wessex to Malcolm of Scotland to be held as a fief of the crown of England. Research Cumbria
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