Buttermere
noun
a lake in NW England, in Cumbria, in the Lake District, southwest of Keswick. Length: 2 km (1.25 miles)
Historical Examples
The English Lakes A. G. Bradley
As the Crow Flies Walter Phelps Dodge
The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Vol. VI (of 8) William Wordsworth
The Collected Writing of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II Thomas De Quincey
Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 – England W. P. Haskett Smith
Tales and Legends of the English Lakes Wilson Armistead
Tales and Legends of the English Lakes Wilson Armistead
The English Lakes A. G. Bradley
Notes and Queries, Number 193, July 9, 1853 Various
The English Lakes A. G. Bradley
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