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Thirlmere

British  
/ ˈθɜːlmɪə /

noun

  1. a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District: provides part of Manchester's water supply. 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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Swirls Path, at Helvellyn, in the Lake District, is used by large numbers of walkers drawn by its views over Thirlmere.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

According to residents, Thirlmere Avenue was usually a "quiet" street.

From BBC Jan. 23, 2022

The couple were making their way up Nethermost Pike when one of the hikers slipped on the path close to Comb Gill, near Thirlmere.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2021

If you are in Pheasants Nest, Buxton, Couridjah, Thirlmere, Tahmoor, it is too late to leave.

From The Guardian Dec. 18, 2019

He saith in answer that he should be a-riding to Thirlmere early this morrow, and would so do: and this even, on his way home, he came in hither to tell Mother his thought thereon.

From Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall by Holt, Emily Sarah

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