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Ambleside

British  
/ ˈæmbəlˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. a town in NW England, in Cumbria: a tourist centre for the Lake District. Pop: 3064 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A fell-runner who had set off from Ambleside in the hope of making it down before the storm took hold had called for help after twisting an ankle.

From BBC Oct. 5, 2025

About 45 schools were closed for Monday in areas including Kendal, Ambleside, Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness.

From BBC Dec. 4, 2023

Erick Mattinson hunkered down in an Ambleside church after driving to collect his wife and a friend after their bus was canceled.

From Seattle Times Dec. 3, 2023

“It really feels like you’re walking through the Alps or some ski resort at the moment,” Harrison Ward said in the Lake District community of Ambleside.

From Seattle Times Dec. 3, 2023

The Sunday's joints--for the next day was Sunday--were cooked and cold, and half-eaten before the morning broke; and before breakfast the larder of the Salutation at Ambleside was laid under contribution.

From Starvecrow Farm by Weyman, Stanley J.

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