Cumbria

English thumb|The modern county of Cumbria Etymology From en la-med Cumbria, from la-med Cumbri -ia (compare ang Cumberland). The ethnonym Cumbri derives from en xcb *cumbrı, cognate of cy Cymry.Edmonds Fiona 2014 The Emergence and Transformation of Medieval Cumbria The Scottish Historical Review 93 2 195–216 https://www.jstor.org/stable/43774035 Pronunciation en /ˈkʊm.bɹi.ə/ Northern England en /ˈkʌm.bɹi.ə/ RP,Southern England en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cumbria.wav Southern England en ʌmbɹiə 3 Proper noun en historical A Brittonic kingdom in the Old North, also known as Strathclyde. en 2001 Michael Lynch The Oxford Companion to Scottish History On the western side of the island, England and Scotland (and we probably can use these terms now) were still separated by the kingdom of Cumbria or Strathclyde which extended from Penrith to Govan. en Q23066 A county of northern England, formed in 1974 from Cumberland, Westmorland, and part of Lancashire. en 5 July 2024 Labour seizes Cumbria winning five of six seats https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2503lqp84go BBC News Cumbria is a county where plenty of seats have changed hands in recent elections. 2 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20240715200506/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2503lqp84go en 1 September 2026 Ben Winship Teen swimmer died trying to cross lake https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly4e0rv2gdo BBC News Apprentice electrician Charlie Ellis Saw, from Boston in Lincolnshire, entered the water at Grasmere in Cumbria on Saturday 8 August, with the aim of swimming to the other side. 3 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260903162639/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly4e0rv2gdo Derived terms en Cumbrian Cumbric References Further reading