OVER the past few days, Cumbria has been faced with some truly freezing temperatures. 

Today, December 2, people in many parts of the county woke up to a blanket of snow covering everything for miles around. 

We asked our readers to share with us some of the snowy scenes from across the county today and they did not disappoint. 

We can see in this first picture snow-covered rooftops. 

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The next shows a dog walking along a snowy path. 

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Snow-covered streets in Silloth. 

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Freezing fields covered by a blanket of frost and snow. 

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A Cumbrian housing estate was hit by the snow. 

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Garden furniture and roads became covered in ice. 

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Another snowy scene outside of a house. 

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