Language in Cumbria

Isolated by its geography, the inhabitants developed a strong regional accent and language commonly called 'Westmerian' after the former county name of Westmorland. The region's main language was Cumbric until about 1100 AD, which was a Brythonic Celtic language very similar to Welsh and, to an extent, Lowland Scots Gaelic. Read More »

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Language in Cumbria is based on Cumbria by Ryan Holliday, Chris Playll, Peter Fitzgerald, HJP, Aine Hickey, Colin Corlett, Neil Shaw, Globe-trotter, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.