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- ↑ Bede. "The Life and Miracles of St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne". Internet History Sourcebook. Fordham University: The Jesuit University of New York. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ↑ Tim Tatton-Brown and John Crook, The English Cathedral, New Holland (2002), ISBN 1-84330-120-2
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- ↑ "Carlisle". The Drill Hall Project. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ↑ THE CARLISLE UNITED STORY Archived 27 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Carlisle United FC
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- ↑ "Carlisle Floods January 2005". Met office. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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