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Even after Hadrian’s Wall was built in the second century a.d. , marauding bands from the north figured out a way to circumvent this formidable line of defense by launching their boats across the Solway Firth, landing on the coast of Cumbria south of the Wall, and attacking the Romans from behind.
It was a Welsh Celtic tribe that named the northern stretches of this territory “Cumbria” (the area was officially known as Cumberland until 1974).
Although every town has shops that sell these items, a good place to start would be the Made in Cumbria shop situated in the Tourist Information Centre in Windermere; they stock a wide range of locally produced handicrafts.
In 1974 a total reorganization of local government throughout the UK did away with the old counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland and created the larger county of Cumbria.
Today, the National Park Authority and the National Trust work with the Cumbria County Council and professional bodies like the Lake District Tourism and Conservation Partnership to formulate sensible plans for the future.