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Some Windermere Cottages

The name Windermere is derived from the Norse name â€˜Vinandrâ€™, and the English â€˜mereâ€™, a lake, thus it was in Viking times Vinandrâ€™s Lake. Windermere is both a lake and a town, though perhaps surprisingly the town does not actually have a frontage onto the lake. This is because the town, previously called Birthwaite, was given the name after the arrival of the Kendal and Windermere Railway in 1847 to emphasize what was of most interest to travellers using the new station.