Cumbrian dialect
English dialect of northwestern EnglandCumbrian dialect or Cumberland dialect is a local dialect of Northern England in decline, spoken in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire North of the Sands. Some parts of Cumbria have a more North-East English sound to them. Whilst clearly spoken with a Northern English accent, the Cumbrian dialect shares much vocabulary with Scots. A Cumbrian Dictionary of Dialect, Tradition and Folklore by William Rollinson exists, as well as a more contemporary and lighthearted Cumbrian Dictionary and Phrase Book.
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Cumbria
Ceremonial county of England

Pillar (Lake District)
Mountain in the English Lake District, Cumbria, England

Haystacks (Lake District)
Fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England

Kirk Fell
Fell in the Lake District, England

High Crag
Mountain in Cumbria, England

Innominate Tarn
Lake in Cumbria, England

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Blackbeck Tarn
Lake in Cumbria, England