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Also known as Elterwater, Cumbria

Elterwater is a village in the English Lake District and the county of Cumbria. The village lies half a mile (800 m) north-west of the lake of Elter Water, from which it derives its name. Both are situated in the valley of Great Langdale.

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Instance of
village
Located in
Lakes
Image
Elterwater Bridge.jpg
Dialing code
015394
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Commons category
Elterwater
OS grid reference
NY327048
historic county
Westmorland
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Elterwater is a village in the English Lake District and the county of Cumbria. The village lies half a mile (800 m) north-west of the lake of Elter Water, from which it derives its name. Both are situated in the valley of Great Langdale.

Elterwater Bridge is a Grade II listed structure dating to at least the 18th century.

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

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