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Flimby is a village in Cumbria, near Workington.

Etymology

Its name was recorded as Flinbi in 1056 and Flemyngeby in the 12th century, and seems to come from Old Norse Flæminga bý = "the village of the Flemings".

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    Cumbria (IPA: /ˈkʌmbriə/), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972.
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    Workington

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    Writing system: Runic, later Latin alphabet.
    Language codes
    ISO 639-1: none
    ISO 639-2: non
    ISO 639-3: non

    Old Norse
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    A Fleming is an inhabitant of Flanders, see Flemish people.

    People

    "Fleming" is a quite common surname in English-speaking countries. Having it indicates that one's ancestors may have immigrated from Flanders - though it might have happened long enough in the past
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