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Additional Sources:

Britannica, overview: britannica.com/place/Lake-District-region-and-national-park-England 

History of Cumbria and the Lakes: visitcumbria.com/history/ 

Lake District official site, some info: thelakedistrict.org/info/history/ 

History of Cumbria: english-lakes.com/history.html 

ODNB, detailed biography of William Wordsworth: oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-29973 

Historic UK, the stone circles: historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Stone-Circles-in-Cumbria/ 

Telegraph, hidden history of the Lake District: telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/cumbria/lake-district/articles/the-hidden-history-of-the-lake-district/ 

Lake District literary history: literarytraveler.com/articles/romanticism-the-lake-district-the-contradictions-of-modern-life/ 

Romanticism in the Lake District: csmonitor.com/1983/1129/112907.html 

JMW Turner: thelakedistrict.org/historical-figures/jmw-turner/ 

Live Science, Lake District geology: livescience.com/29936-england-lake-district-geology.html 

The Windemere Children: theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/05/windermere-children-arek-hersh-survivor-bbc-drama 

Fascinating research paper on railways and tourism in the Lakes: https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/railways/History_Geography__Railways_and_Social_Change_in_France_and_Great_Britain,_1830-1930/Student_Research_Projects/Moon_LakeDistrict.htm  

UNESCO, the Lakes: whc.unesco.org/en/list/422/ 

Smithsoanian, battle for LD’s future: smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/britain-lake-district-immortalized-beatrix-potter-beloved-landscape-180968736