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ELTER-WATER, a lake and a village on the W border of Westmoreland. The lake lies at the junction of Great Langdale and Little Langdale, and receives the streams from both; has been diminished by artificial draining, but still measures about 3 miles in circuit; and possesses none of the beauties which so richly characterize the neighbouring lakes, yet forms a good feature, from certain points of view, in a great landscape. The village stands adjacent to the lake, 3 miles W of Ambleside: and has a post office under Windermere.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a lake and a village" (ADL Feature Type: "lakes") |
| Administrative units: | Westmorland Ancient County |
| Place: | Elterwater |
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