Wasdale (/ˈwɒzdeɪl/; traditionally /ˈwɒsəl, ˈwɒʃdəl/)[1] is a valley and civil parish in the western part of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England.
A large part of the main valley floor is occupied by Wastwater, the deepest lake in England (258 feet or 79 metres).
The head of the valley is dominated by the Great Gable and Scafell Pike, the highest peak in England, which, along with Scafell, Kirk Fell and Yewbarrow, surround the small community of Wasdale Head.
[citation needed] Clockwise from the north-west:- Sty Head Pass The name came from Old Norse Vatnsdalr = "valley of the water".
Nether Wasdale became a separate civil parish under the Poor Law Amendment Act 1866.