Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Windermere within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Windermere, small town and par. with ry. sta., Westmorland - par. (containing part of the town of Ambleside), 19,676 ac. (3688 water), pop. 5332; town, at E. shore of Lake Windermere, 3½ miles SE. of Ambleside and 8 miles NW. of Kendal, 100 ac., pop. 1269; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. The town is situated amidst most picturesque scenery, and has risen since the opening of the railway in 1847, prior to which period the place was only a hamlet called Birthwaite. There are several fine villas, a large hotel, a neat parish church, and a high-class school called St Mary's College. Windermere is a local government district.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Windermere.-- (or Winandermere), Westmorland and Lancashire; is 10½ miles long N. and S., 1 mile broad, 240 ft. deep, and 134 ft. above sea-level; receives the Troutlebeck, and the Rothay and Brathay, and gives off the the Leven, which flows to Morecambe Bay; its surface is diversified by numerous small islands. It is the largest sheet of fresh water in England, and on this account, as well as from the beauty of its scenery, it is often styled the Queen of the Lakes. Steamers ply from Ambleside at the head to Newby Bridge at the foot of Windermere.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Birthwaite, former name of Windermere vil., Westmorland.