Editing North West England (section)

==Geography==
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North West England is bounded to the east by the [[Pennines]] and to the west by the [[Irish Sea]]. The region extends from the [[Scottish Borders]] in the north to the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]] region in the south. To its southwest is [[North Wales]]. Amongst the better known of the North West's [[physiography|physiographical features]] are the [[Lake District]] and the [[Cheshire Plain]]. The highest point in North West England (and the highest peak in England) is [[Scafell Pike]], Cumbria, at a height of {{cvt|3209|ft|0}}.

[[Windermere]] is the largest natural lake in England, while Broad Crag Tarn on [[Broad Crag]] is England's highest lake. [[Wast Water]] is England's deepest lake, being 74 metres deep.

A mix of rural and urban landscape, two large [[conurbation]]s, centred on [[Liverpool]] and [[Manchester]], occupy much of the south of the region. The north of the region, comprising Cumbria and northern Lancashire, is largely rural, as is the far south which encompasses parts of the Cheshire Plain and Peak District.

The region includes parts of three [[National parks of England and Wales|National park]]s (all of the [[Lake District]], and small parts of the [[Peak District]] and the [[Yorkshire Dales]]) and three areas of [[Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] (all of [[Arnside and Silverdale]] and the [[Solway Coast]], and almost all of the [[Forest of Bowland]]).

===Weather===
Weather in this part of England is typically classified as maritime, moist and temperate, with a moderate annual temperature range. Average annual precipitation in the UK typically ranges from approximately 800&nbsp;mm to 1,400&nbsp;mm. Temperatures are generally close to the national average.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Figure 2: Interannual variation trends of the (A) average annual precipitation(mm) and (B) annual average temperature (°C) from 2001–2015. |url=https://dfzljdn9uc3pi.cloudfront.net/2020/9797/1/fig-2-full.png |doi=10.7717/peerj.9797/fig-2 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Cumbria usually experiences the most severe weather, with high precipitation in the mountainous regions of the Lake District and Pennines. In winter, the most severe weather occurs in the more exposed and elevated areas of the North West, once again mainly the [[Lake District]] and [[Pennines|Pennine]] areas.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}