Old English counties
On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:46:16 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:
On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:17:42 +0100, Dave wrote:
Is Coniston and Coniston water in Westmoreland, or Cumbria?
Well as Westmoorland (note spelling) hasn't existed as a County since
1974, Coniston is in South Lakland, Cumbria.
Lakeland?
I have many ancestors from Westmorland so I still prefer to
differentiate Westmorland from Cumberland for my family tree.
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Frank Erskine
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