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Derwentwater

British  
/ ˈdɜːwəntˌwɔːtə /

noun

  1. a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Area: about 8 sq km (3 sq 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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The new bathing sites range from a beach in Dorset to Derwentwater in the Lake District and the River Nidd in North Yorkshire.

From BBC May 12, 2024

In a Facebook post Mr Irving said Max "fell asleep" in Manesty Woods near Derwentwater earlier.

From BBC Apr. 6, 2022

Phillip Larkin was a librarian in Hull, Whitby inspired Dracula, and it's easy to imagine John, Susan, Titty and Roger, from Swallows and Amazons, still pottering about on Derwentwater.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2016

Heading down country to the Lake District, Lakes Alive plays host tonight and tomorrow, at Derwentwater, to Fous de Bassin, a wonderful piece from French company Ilotopie in which they walk on water.

From The Guardian Aug. 10, 2012

And then very solemnly my Lord Derwentwater rose from his chair, and lifted up his glass.

From Lawrence Clavering by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

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