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Also known as Wasdale (civil parish), Cumbria, Wasdale, Cumbria

Wasdale (; traditionally ) is a valley and civil parish in the western part of the Lake District National Park in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. The River Irt flows through the valley to its estuary at Ravenglass. A large part of the main valley floor is occupied by Wastwater, the deepest lake in England (). In 2021 the parish had a population of 127.

Key facts

UK place.official_name
Wasdale
UK place.civil_parish
Wasdale
UK place.country
England
UK place.region
North West England
UK place.unitary_england
Cumberland
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Cumbria
UK place.population
127
UK place.population_ref
(2021 census)
UK place.static_image
Nether Wasdale - geograph.org.uk - 156716.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Nether Wasdale

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
valley
Located in
Cumberland
Population
127
Image
Wasdale from Wastwater 1.JPG
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Commons category
Wasdale
historic county
Cumberland
located in protected area
Lake District National Park
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Geographical features
  • Settlements
  • Fells
  • Toponymy
  • Civil parish
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Wasdale (; traditionally ) is a valley and civil parish in the western part of the Lake District National Park in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. The River Irt flows through the valley to its estuary at Ravenglass. A large part of the main valley floor is occupied by Wastwater, the deepest lake in England (). In 2021 the parish had a population of 127.

==Geographical features==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wasdale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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