How, Cumberland

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How
Cumberland

The Victoria Inn public house, How
Location
Grid reference: NY504563
Location: 54°53’56"N, 2°46’19"W
Data
Post town: Brampton
Postcode: CA8
Dialling code: 01228
Local Government
Council: Cumberland
Parliamentary
constituency:
Penrith and The Border

How is a hamlet in Cumberland. It is to be found eight miles due east of the county town, the City of Carlisle, standing to the south of Hayton.

The name 'How' is derived from the Old Norse word haugr meaning hill or mound.[1]

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