how many lakes in the lake district?

[Tony A.]

answers restrcted to people living outside cumbria

 

[sparkes]

Why? has the EU decided to reduce the number?

 

[BrianStAlbans]

Just the one ;O)

 

[Cockovan]

But do you know which one and why?

 

[cris_408518]

16 main lakes.

 

[BrianStAlbans]

Bassenthwaite Lake is the only one called lake , all the others are called Mere or Water.

Brian (",)

 

[cris_408518]

So why is not called the water or mere district ;-)

 

[JeremyClarksson]

They would have had to call them lakes then.

Typical northerners - awkward b*ggers!

 

[cris_408518]

Names of the Lakes

There are 13 bodies of water in the Lake District that are usually considered to be lakes, as opposed to tarns. Size isn't everything, as the largest of the tarns is bigger than the smallest of the lakes. Then again, only one lake actually has the word "Lake" in its name... So where did they get their names?

Bassenthwaite Lake

Bassenthwaite Lake

 

[MikeP]

Cris - shouldn't you acknowledge the source?

 

[BrianStAlbans]

Only one lake in the National Park has the word 'Lake' in its name, namely Bassenthwaite Lake. All the others such as Windermere, Coniston Water, Ullswater and Buttermere use other forms, with 'mere' being particularly common.

 

[cris_408518]

Names of the Lakes

There are 13 bodies of water in the Lake District that are usually considered to be lakes, as opposed to tarns. Size isn't everything, as the largest of the tarns is bigger than the smallest of the lakes. Then again, only one lake actually has the word "Lake" in its name... So where did they get their names?

Bassenthwaite Lake

Bassenthwaite Lake