Which village lies to the north of Esthwaite Water, William Wordsworth was educated at the grammar school there?
Esthwaite Water Esthwaite Water Esthwaite Water is one of the smaller and lesser known lakes in the Lake District national park in northern England. It is situated between the much larger lakes of Windermere and Coniston Water, in the traditional county of Lancashire; since 1974 in the administrative county of Cumbria. To the north is the village of Hawkshead and to the west is Grizedale Forest. The lake covers around and is known for its excellent fishing, particularly trout and pike. It has been designated as a site of special scientific interest. "Esthwaite" may mean either "the eastern clearing", with Middle English
Esthwaite Water Seat In A Yew-Tree." Wordsworth also mentions it in his Prelude in line 267: "Make green peninsulas on Esthwaite's Lake", and also at line 570: "From Esthwaite's neighbouring lake the splitting ice". The poem "The vale of Esthwaite" (1787) was Wordsworth's first effort at sustained composition. Esthwaite is notable as one of the most nutrient rich of the mesotrophic lakes in Cumbria. As well as the more common British species of the genus Potamogeton, Najas flexilis is also present. Esthwaite Water Esthwaite Water is one of the smaller and lesser known lakes in the Lake District national park in northern