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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… in the district called the Ham, there is a chain of lakes and ponds formed by the waterfilled iron-ore workings …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Elterwater, Grasmere, and Rydal-water. The beautiful lakes that adorn the numerous romantic and sequestered dales … larger than Grasmere, is inferior to none of the smaller lakes in the variety and beauty of its scenery. Broadwater, … it is about a mile in length. The principal of the smaller lakes, commonly called tarns, are, Ais-water, a mile …