Penrith Detectives have been operating in Penrith and the North West for almost 20 years.
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Penrith is also a stop on the West Coast Main Line, with the town's station (dating from 1846) officially known as 'Penrith North Lakes'.
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Penrith is a market town and unparished area in the county of Cumbria.
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Penrith is in the Eden Valley, just north of the River Eamont.
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Penrith lies less than 3 miles outside the boundaries of the Lake District National Park.
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Other local rivers bounding Penrith are the River Lowther and the River Petteril.
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A partially man-made watercourse, known as Thacka Beck, flows through the centre of Penrith.
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For many centuries, the Beck provided the Penrith with its main water supply.
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Historically a part of Cumberland, the local authority is Eden District Council, which is based in Penrith.
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Penrith was formerly the seat of both Penrith Urban and Rural District Councils.
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Penrith has no town council of its own, and is an unparished area.
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Penrith is situated just off Junction 40 of the M6 motorway, the A66, the A6 and the A686 intersect in the town.
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Since the upgrade to the West Coast Main Line was completed in 2008, the number of trains stopping at Penrith was reduced
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The National Cycle Network's major National Route 7 runs through Penrith.
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National Route 71 stops just short of the southern edge of Penrith.
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Penrith has a number of taxi firms operating in the town which are licensed by Eden District Council.
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Penrith was the home town of William Wordsworth's mother, and the poet spent some of his childhood in the town.
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