Lakeland is how wainwright referred to the area in his guides, which is probably the main reason the author is using it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictori

Lakeland is how wainwright referred to the area in his guides, which is probably the main reason the author is using it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictorial_Guide_to_the_Lakeland_Fells https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictorial_Guide_to_the_Lakel...