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Thirlmere

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Thirlmere, lake, c.3 mi (5 km) long, in the Lake District, Cumbria, NW England, near Keswick. In 1894, through the construction of a high dam (which raised the water level c.50 ft/15 m) and an aqueduct c.100 mi (160 km) long, Thirlmere became a source of water supply for Manchester.
Thirlmere
a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District: provides part of Manchester's water supply. Length: 6 km (4 miles)


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There are still three three-bedroom Buttermere and Thirlmere homes available to buy through the scheme at The Green.
10am on Saturday on the A591 at Dunmail Raise, near Thirlmere, in the Lake District.
Judge Boulton suspended a sixmonth sentence for two years and ordered Robson, of Thirlmere Drive, Wallasey, to complete 80 hours' unpaid work and to pay Mr Currie pounds 1,000 compensation.
 
 
 
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