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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

  1. ↑ http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/biom6/myers01.html
  2. ↑ 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)
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