The English Lakes:Recent articles/Buttermere

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Buttermere is a photogenic and naturally beautiful ribbon lake, set amongst the backdrop of striking fells and picturesque countryside, with "some of the finest glacial features of the district." The 12th largest lake from our list is located at the head of the Buttermere Valley where it sits in a glacial trough along with its neighbours Crummock Water and Loweswater; the only valley in Lakeland with three lakes. The main settlement is the village of Buttermere. It was named after the lake. The civil parish of the same name encompasses a large area including Honister in the east, the southern aspect of Dale Head, the northern aspect of High Stile and Haystacks, Grasmoor and Whiteside in their entirety, and both Buttermere and Crummock Water. (read more)