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File:Allerdale UK locator map.svg|thumb|Location of Allerdale Borough within Cumbria]]'''Allerdale''' is a borough in [[Cumbria]]. The main towns are [[Workington]], [[Cockermouth]] and [[Keswick]].
[[File:Allerdale UK locator map.svg|thumb|Location of Allerdale Borough within Cumbria]]'''Allerdale''' is a borough in [[Cumbria]]. The main towns are [[Workington]], [[Cockermouth]] and [[Keswick]].


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==LGBT history==
 
The poet [[F W H Myers]] was born in Keswick in 1843.<ref>http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/biom6/myers01.html</ref>
 
The Steam Packet Inn in Workington was at one time listed as a gay pub, and Workington was described as Cumbria's most gay-friendly town.<ref>http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/people/workington-hailed-as-cumbria-s-most-gay-friendly-town-1.344497. ''Times and Star'', 17 February 2006. Accessed: 2015-03-31. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6XRqDqwPL)</ref>
 
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[[Category:Cumbria]]
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Latest revision as of 13:05, 10 July 2026

Location of Allerdale Borough within Cumbria

Allerdale is a borough in Cumbria. The main towns are Workington, Cockermouth and Keswick.

LGBT history

The poet F W H Myers was born in Keswick in 1843.[1]

The Steam Packet Inn in Workington was at one time listed as a gay pub, and Workington was described as Cumbria's most gay-friendly town.[2]

References