It is possible that Strath Nid actually represents the Cumbric Ystrad Nidd as Cumbric ( arising as it did from the British Language ) was the dominant language in this area from before Roman times until the 11th or 12th Century .
Gaelic influence here was late and transient .
It is possible that Strath Nid actually represents the Cumbric Ystrad Nidd as Cumbric ( arising as it did from the British Language ) was the dominant language in this area from before Roman times until the 11th or 12th Century whereas Gaelic influence here was late and transient .