Grasmere

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proper noun

A village next to a lake of the same name in Lakes parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref NY3307).

OriginOld English græs →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village next to a lake of the same name in Lakes parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref NY3307).

    Apprentice electrician Charlie Ellis Saw, from Boston in Lincolnshire, entered the water at Grasmere in Cumbria on Saturday 8 August, with the aim of swimming to the other side.

    2026 September 1, Ben Winship, “Teen swimmer died trying to cross lake”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2026, retrieved 03 Sep 2026
  2. A suburb in the Macarthur Region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
  4. A hamlet in the Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States.
  6. A neighbourhood of Staten Island, New York, United States.
  7. A neighbourhood of Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishgræs“grass”
  2. EnglishGrasmere

From Old English græs (“grass”) + mere (“lake”); "the lake with grassy shores", equivalent to grass + mere.

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APA

Grasmere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grasmere

MLA

“Grasmere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grasmere. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Grasmere,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grasmere.

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