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Wrynose Pass

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The Wrynose Pass is a mountain pass in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England between the Duddon Valley and Little Langdale. [1]

19 relations: Bowfell, Crinkle Crags, Cumberland, Cumbria, Duddon Valley, Eilert Ekwall, England, Eskdale, Cumbria, Furness Fells, Hardknott Pass, Historic counties of England, Lake District, Lancashire, List of hill passes of the Lake District, Little Langdale, National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, Old Norse, Three Shire Stone (Lake District), Westmorland.

Bowfell

Bowfell (named Bow Fell on Ordnance Survey maps) is a pyramid-shaped mountain lying at the heart of the English Lake District, in the Southern Fells area.

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Crinkle Crags

Crinkle Crags is a fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria.

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Cumberland

Cumberland is a historic county of North West England that had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974.

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Cumbria

Cumbria is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England.

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Duddon Valley

The Duddon Valley is a valley in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England.

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Eilert Ekwall

Bror Oscar Eilert Ekwall (born 8 January 1877 in Vallsjö (now in Sävsjö, Jönköpings län, Sweden, died 23 November 1964 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden), known as Eilert Ekwall, was Professor of English at Sweden's Lund University from 1909 to 1942 and was one of the outstanding scholars of the English language in the first half of the 20th century. He wrote works on the history of English, but he is best known as the author of numerous important books on English placenames (in the broadest sense) and personal names.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Eskdale, Cumbria

Eskdale is a glacial valley and civil parish in the western Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England.

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Furness Fells

The Furness Fells are a multitude of hills and mountains in the Furness region of Cumbria, England.

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Hardknott Pass

Hardknott Pass is a hill pass that carries a minor road between Eskdale and the Duddon Valley in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England.

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Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Anglo-Saxons and others.

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Lake District

The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England.

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Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs.) is a county in north west England.

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List of hill passes of the Lake District

Hill passes of the Lake District were originally used by people in one valley travelling to another nearby without having to go many miles around a steep ridge of intervening hills.

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Little Langdale

Little Langdale is a valley in the Lake District, England containing Little Langdale Tarn and a hamlet also called Little Langdale.

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National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the largest membership organisation in the United Kingdom.

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Old Norse

Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements from about the 9th to the 13th century.

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Three Shire Stone (Lake District)

The Three Shire Stone is a boundary stone that marks the location where the historic English counties of Lancashire, Cumberland and Westmorland meet.

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Westmorland

Westmorland (formerly also spelt Westmoreland;R. Wilkinson The British Isles, Sheet The British Isles. even older spellings are Westmerland and Westmereland) is a historic county in north west England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrynose_Pass

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