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Brampton| Market town in Cumbria, England, situated 14 km/9 mi east of Carlisle; population (2001) 4,400. Talkin Tarn, a country park, is nearby. Naworth Castle, originally built in 1335, but much restored in the 19th century, lies 5 km/3 mi to the east of Brampton. |
Brampton| City and administrative headquarters of Peel Regional Municipality, southern Ontario, Canada, on Etobicoke Creek, 32 km/20 mi west of Toronto; population (1991) 234,400. It developed as a flower-growing centre in the 1860s and nurseries remain important. Other industries include tanning and the manufacture of optical instruments, communications equipment, cars (there is a Chrysler plant), furniture, paper, knitted goods, soap, and shoes. |
| Brampton was settled in 1830. Situated in a dairying and livestock raising area, the city is now an expanding industrial and residential suburb. |
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