Grasmere

American  

[gras-meer, grahs-] / ˈgræs mɪər, ˈgrɑs- /

noun

1. a lake in Westmoreland, in NW England. 1 mile (1.6 km) long.

2. a village on this lake: Wordsworth's home 1790–1808.

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Grasmere British  

/ ˈɡrɑːsˌmɪə /

noun

1. a village in NW England, in Cumbria at the head of Lake Grasmere: home of William Wordsworth and of Thomas de Quincey

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Example Sentences

Children at Grasmere Academy and Hazelwood Community Primary are in school in safe parts of the buildings.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

During the first two decades of the 19th century, most of them, following Wordsworth, lived in or around the small rural town of Grasmere in England’s Lake District.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2016

At the time, Wordsworth was living with his sister Dorothy and his wife Mary in a former inn in Grasmere, which by the time of his death was known as Dove Cottage.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2016

Wordsworth takes pride of place in Grasmere, where Dove Cottage, home of the poet and his sister Dorothy, is now a museum offering guided tours.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2016

A headstone in Grasmere churchyard bears the following testimony to his worth: "The uniform integrity of his conduct, has induced one who appreciated his worth, to erect this memorial."

From Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting by Gilpin, Sidney