Grasmere

American  

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

noun

1. a lake in Westmoreland, in NW England. 1 mile (1.6 km) long.

2. a village on this lake: Wordsworth's home 1790–1808.

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Grasmere British  

/ ˈɡrɑːsˌmɪə /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

It is focused on the rural corridor linking Skipton, North Yorkshire, and Grasmere in the Lake District, including the market towns and more rural areas.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2021

While De Quincey was still making himself agreeable in Grasmere, many in the circle, Wilson speculates, imagined that he might marry Dorothy Wordsworth.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2016

At the time, Wordsworth was living with his sister Dorothy and his wife Mary in a former inn in Grasmere, which by the time of his death was known as Dove Cottage.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2016

If you’re in need of a local treat, stop at the tiny whitewashed cottage with green trim in Grasmere, home to Sarah Nelson’s famed gingerbread.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2016

Wordsworth married in the year 1803 Miss Mary Hutchinson of Penrith, and settled among his beloved Lakes—first at Grasmere, and afterward at Rydal Mount.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various