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'''Allerdale''' is a borough in [[Cumbria]]. The main towns are [[Workington]], [[Cockermouth]] and [[Keswick]].
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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]].
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==LGBT history==
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The poet [[F W H Myers]] was born in Keswick in 1843.<ref>http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/biom6/myers01.html</ref>
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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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==References==
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[[Category:Cumbria]]
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[[Category:Non-unitary districts]]

Latest revision as of 05:00, 4 July 2015

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)