all answers are towns / cities or counties in the UK
1 stop the river crossing 9 letters
2 air on a string as gone 5 letters
3 slang scots knew this southern place 4 letters
4sounds like the cumbrian as stopped going 9 letters
5bad drivers do this to cars 7 letters
6 permit this tasty sandwich filler 8 letters
7arran or holy in the middle of ones wages 7 letters
please and thank you to all in advance and sorry for being so thick