Windermere

American

[win-der-meer] / ˈwɪn dərˌmɪər /

noun

Lake, a lake in NW England, between Westmorland and Lancashire: the largest lake in England. 10.5 miles (17 km) long; 5.67 sq. mi. (15 sq. km).

Windermere British

/ ˈwɪndəˌmɪə /

noun

Sometimes (less correctly) called: Lake Windermere. a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the SE part of the Lake District: the largest lake in England. Length: 17 km (10.5 miles)

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The study used computer modelling to understand how climate change could alter how nutrients reached Windermere and Esthwaite Water.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The new series will be directed by Michael Samuels, known for British dramas The Windermere Children and Any Human Heart.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Matt Staniek, a campaigner against sewage pollution and founder of Save Windermere, previously said Windermere was "the jewel in the crown of the Lake District National Park, and it's being used as an open sewer".

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

As part of the scheme, United Utilities will invest £200m towards upgrading 10 wastewater treatment works at Windermere and reducing spills from storm overflows into the lake to 10 per year by 2030.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

Maddie flew back following the 70-mile 2,000-year-old dragon’s back of Hadrian’s Wall, to Carlisle and then south through the Lakeland fells, along Lake Windermere.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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