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Sunset Series: From Morikambe to Morecambe: How The Bay got its name
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Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:00 to 20:30
Sunset Series: From Morikambe to Morecambe: How The Bay got its name
Where does the name Morecambe Bay come from? And what does it mean?
Join Dr Bill Shannon as he takes us on a journey nearly 2000 years back through time to the heart of Roman Egypt tracing the unlikely origins of the name 'Morecambe Bay'.
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