Many names of places in Cumberland commence with Cum, as our Cumbrian bard has it:

"We've Cumwhitton, Cumwhinton, Cumranton,

Cumrangen, Cumrew, and Cumcatch;

Wi' mony mair Cums i' the county,

But nane wi' Cumdivock can match."

From whence is derived the prefix Cum?

John o' the Ford.

Malta.


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