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Westmorland A-Z

Name these places, people, and things from A-Z that are associated with the English county of Westmorland.
When the answer is a person, the letter refers to their surname.
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A
County town
Appleby
B
Tourist town on Lake Windermere
Bowness
C
Ceremonial county
Cumbria
D
Bridge in L; built via a Faustian bargain
Devil's Bridge
E
Major river
Eden
F
Term for the county's many mountains and hills
Fells
G
Village by a lake of the same name; popular with tourists
Grasmere
H
Hardy breed of sheep; favoured by P
Herdwick
I
The area was settled by ____-Norwegian invaders in the 10th century
Irish
J
Lakeside steamboat museum
Windermere Jetty
K
Town known for its mint cake
Kendal
L
Attractive market town in the far south
Kirkby Lonsdale
M
Bay / estuary in the southwest
Morecambe Bay
N
Annual open-water swimming event on Lake Windermere
Great North Swim
O
West Coast Main Line station
Oxenholme Lake District
P
Children's writer who lived around Lake Windermere
Beatrix Potter
Q
A tapestry depicting the history of this religious group was housed in K
Quakers
R
Famous character created by P
Peter Rabbit
S
Dessert popularised by a Westmorland hotel
Sticky toffee pudding
T
Service station on the M6 that had a TV show made about it
Tebay Services
U
Second-largest lake; shared with Cumberland
Ullswater
V
Little islands in Lake Windermere
Lilies of the Valley
W
Most famous of the Lake Poets; lived in G
William Wordsworth
X
Bus route that links K to Barrow (hint: X and a number)
X6
Y
National park that was extended into Westmorland in 2016
Yorkshire Dales
Z
Exciting activity that can be done at Brockhole
Zip-lining
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Level 30
Aug 8, 2024
I live in Westmoreland but got 0