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Bassenthwaite

British  
/ ˈbæsənˌθweɪt /

noun

  1. a lake in NW England, in Cumbria near Keswick. Length: 6 km (4 miles)

"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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Mr Oliver, from Bassenthwaite, told BBC Radio Cumbria it was a "great way to get down a fellside".

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023

The 65-year-old, who has been a photographer all his life, drove to nearby Bassenthwaite Lake and by the time he arrived the sky was completely clear.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2023

If you want to be technically correct, however, there is only one official lake — Bassenthwaite.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2016

Ringed as KL, she successfully mated at the site last year with an unringed male after ousting a female from the nest at Bassenthwaite near Keswick.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2014

Bassenthwaite Water, connected with Derwentwater by the Derwent, is a smaller lake, but exceedingly beautiful, and Buttermere has a quaint little village which goes by the same name.

From What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association by Home, Gordon

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