Lake District (or The Lakes) | As described in John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)

Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Lake District (or The Lakes)

Lake District (or The Lakes), comprises portions of Cumberland, Westmorland, and N. Lancashire: the chief lakes are Bassenthwaite, Coniston, Crummock, Ennerdale; Haweswater, Ullswater, Wastwater, and Windermere; the Lake District is the great tourist district of England.

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

Linked entities:
Administrative units:	Cumberland Ancient County Lancashire Ancient County Westmorland Ancient County
Place names:	LAKE DISTRICT \| LAKE DISTRICT OR THE LAKES \| THE LAKES
Place:	Lakes

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