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Eden name of several rivers in England and Scotland. The principal one rises in Cumbria, N England, and flows 65 mi (105 km) NW past Carlisle , into Solway Firth. The Vale of Eden is a rich farming region.

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Eden (district) Cumbria. A modern adoption of the river-name (see Edenhall).

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