A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Windermere.-- (or Winandermere), Westmorland and Lancashire; is 10½ miles long N. and S., 1 mile broad, 240 ft. deep, and 134 ft. above sea-level; receives the Troutlebeck, and the Rothay and Brathay, and gives off the the Leven, which flows to Morecambe Bay; its surface is diversified by numerous small islands. It is the largest sheet of fresh water in England, and on this account, as well as from the beauty of its scenery, it is often styled the Queen of the Lakes. Steamers ply from Ambleside at the head to Newby Bridge at the foot of Windermere.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "lake" (ADL Feature Type: "lakes") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire AncC Westmorland AncC |
| Place names: | WINANDERMERE | WINDERMERE | WINDERMERE OR WINANDERMERE |
| Place: | Windermere |
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