Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wast Water

Wast Water, lake, St Bees par., Cumberland, in Wasdale, 14 miles SW. of Keswick; is 3 miles long by ½ wide, 270 ft. deep, and 204 ft. above sea level. Wastdale, 10 miles NE. of Ravenglass, Cumberland; P.O. See WASDALE, NETHER.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "lake"   (ADL Feature Type: "lakes")
Administrative units: St Bees Parish       Cumberland Ancient County

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