World Heritage Identification Number: 422
World Heritage since: 2017
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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The English Lake District: A Landscape of Natural Beauty and Literary Influence
The English Lake District, located in northwest England, is a captivating region that boasts a unique blend of natural beauty and rich cultural heritage. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017, this mountainous area has been shaped over millennia by geological processes and human intervention, resulting in a harmonious landscape that continues to inspire artists, writers, and visitors alike.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
Located in northwest England, the English Lake District is a mountainous area, whose valleys have been modelled by glaciers in the Ice Age and subsequently shaped by an agro-pastoral land-use system characterized by fields enclosed by walls. The combined work of nature and human activity has produced a harmonious landscape in which the mountains are mirrored in the lakes. Grand houses, gardens and parks have been purposely created to enhance the landscape’s beauty. This landscape was greatly appreciated from the 18th century onwards by the Picturesque and later Romantic movements, which celebrated it in paintings, drawings and words. It also inspired an awareness of the importance of beautiful landscapes and triggered early efforts to preserve them.
Encyclopedia Record: Lake District
The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region and national park in Cumbria, North West England. It is famous for its landscape, including its lakes, coast, and mountains, and for its literary associations with Beatrix Potter, John Ruskin, Arthur Ransome, and the Lake Poets.Additional Site Details
Area: 229,205.2 hectares
(v) — Outstanding example of traditional human settlement
(vi) — Directly associated with events or living traditions
Coordinates: 54.4766111111 , -3.0824166667
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