Grasmere

American

[gras-meer, grahs-] / ˈgræs mɪər, ˈgrɑs- /

noun

a lake in Westmoreland, in NW England. 1 mile (1.6 km) long.
a village on this lake: Wordsworth's home 1790–1808.

Grasmere British

/ ˈɡrɑːsˌmɪə /

noun

a village in NW England, in Cumbria at the head of Lake Grasmere: home of William Wordsworth and of Thomas de Quincey

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Children at Grasmere Academy and Hazelwood Community Primary are in school in safe parts of the buildings.

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The council is awaiting further tests from Churchill, Hazlewood and Grasmere before their reports are finalised.

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The council said it was continuing to explore solutions for Churchill and Hazlewood and that it was supporting Grasmere Academy, a school not currently maintained by the council.

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Some 200 homes in Grasmere and more than 40 in Ambleside were still without power overnight on Sunday but all should be reconnected by 14:00 on Monday, the company said.

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Flood warnings - meaning flooding is expected - are in place for parts of Keswick and Grasmere, White Bridge and Stock Lane where river levels have risen.

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