Buttermere
lies on the B5289 road to the west of the
Honister
Pass in the Lake District; for the purpose of local administration it forms
part of the district of Allerdale . The nearest town is Keswick some to the north-east.
Famous residents
Mary Robinson
(1778–1837) — known as "The Maid of Buttermere" and the subject of
Melvyn Bragg's novel of that name.