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Penrith, Old, in S. of Cumberland, on river Petteril, 5 miles NW. of Penrith; has vestiges of an ancient camp, and has yielded numerous relics of the Roman occupation.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Administrative units: | Cumberland AncC |
Place names: | OLD PENRITH | PENRITH | PENRITH OLD |
Place: | Old Penrith |
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