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Ullswater is the second largest lake in the English Lake District, Cumbria, being approximately 7.5 miles (12.1 kilometres) long and 0.75 miles (1,200 metres) wide with a maximum depth of 205 feet (62.5 metres) at Howtown. The village of Pooley Bridge is at the northern end, Glenridding at the southern end, with Howtown about halfway down. For much of its length Ullswater forms the border between the ancient counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. Sir Donald Campbell set the world water speed record on Ullswater on July 23, 1955, when he piloted the jet-propelled hydroplane "Bluebird K7" to a speed of 202.32 mph (325.53 km/h). Thomas Clarkson (1760–1846) the anti-slavery campaigner lived at Eusemere just south of Pooley Bridge. William and Dorothy Wordsworth were friends of Clarkson and visited on many occasions. After visiting Clarkson in April 1802 Wordsworth was inspired to write the poem "Daffodils" after seeing daffodils growing on the shores of Ullswater on his journey back to Grasmere. |
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