Esthwaite Water is a privately-owned, picturesque lake, nestled between Windermere and Coniston Water in relatively lowland areas, set against a backdrop of beautiful, rolling hills, with coniferous and deciduous woodlands to the east, south and west. The 11th largest lake from our list has a surface area of 100 hectares (247 acres), 7 kilometres (4.35 miles) of shoreline, and has a maximum depth of 15.5 metres (50 feet). Historically, it used to be in Lancashire until 1974 when a major Government reform of the counties took place under the Local Government Act 1972. Lancashire lost all of its possession in the Lake District, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria became the new governing county. (read more)