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Bomby
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Bomby
Location in Eden, Cumbria
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Bomby
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OS grid reference NY5217
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PENRITH
Postcode district CA10
Dialling code 01931
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54°32′N2°44′W / 54.54°N 02.74°W / 54.54; -02.74

Bomby is a village in Cumbria, England. [1] Bomby village consists only of one farm house. The farm is mostly known for its specific potatoes, the Kind Edward potato.

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