* Geography
The Lake District is an area in NW England known for its beautiful lakes and mountains and visited by many tourists. The highest mountain in England, Scafell Pike, is in the Lake of the District, and the area is connected in people’s minds with many writers and poets who lived there, especially William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy.
* Language
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. The word 'tarn' is a local word used to describe any small lake that may otherwise be called a pond.
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. The word 'tarn' is a local word used to describe any small lake that may otherwise be called a pond.
- The Cumbrian Accent
A number of words/phrases are local to the Lake District and are part of the Cumbrian dialect. These include:
fell - brought to England by Viking invaders and close to modern Norwegian 'Fjell' meaning mountain
tarn - a word that has been taken to mean a small lake situated in a corrie, it is a local phrase for any small pool of water
Yan Tan Tethera - the name for a system of sheep counting which was traditionally used in the Lake District. Though now rare, it is still used by some and taught in local schools.
* Literature
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