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[Philip G]

James,

If you do decide to go down the (formerly Westmorland) route then its also best to remember the old Lancashire/Cumberland/Westmorland boundaries, plus the old Yorkshire/Co. Durham boundaries plus the still 'fluid' Lancashire/Yorkshire boundaries (still being debated today) .. all of which have seen changes and all of which contain relevant mines or workings (many not listed on the Mindat database but with specimens available in the past or present day).

The previous north Lancashire boundaries extended up into the centre of modern-day Lakeland and included some major iron ore and copper mining districts.

Phil (still in north Lancashire .. i think) :)

[James Catmur]

Phil

That really makes me think that we should drop old county boundaries and names, as keeping track of the moves is really hard.

Colin

I think you are right as it (North Pennines) just gets confusing too

[Jesse Fisher]

On the other hand, the North Pennines Orefield does not change its boundaries at the whim of politicians. Anyone familiar with the geology of the region will know exactly what it means, regardless of how the counties are drawn.

[James Catmur]

Perfect Jesse - done, and hopefully now clear to people who do not know about the orefield