Rheged Discovery Centre
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Rheged Discovery Centre
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 11 Apr 2014
Rheged is described in poetic sources as one of the kingdoms of the Hen Ogledd ("Old North"), the Brittonic-speaking region of what is now Northern England and southern Scotland, in the Early Middle Ages. Some modern scholars have suggested that it included what is now Cumbria in North West England and possibly extended into Lancashire and Scotland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheged Wikipedia) The name Rheged has been adopted by the Rheged Centre close to Penrith in Cumbria. The centre, which was opened in 2000, has a number of retail outlets and cafés with a Cumbrian theme, as well as the largest turf roof in Europe and a giant cinema screen.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.647109
Longitude
-2.780225