[[File:Helvellyn(SimonLedingham)Dec2004.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Helvellyn is the tallest mountain in Westmorland.]]
[[File:Helvellyn(SimonLedingham)Dec2004.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Helvellyn is the tallest mountain in Westmorland.]]
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Westmorland is primarily a mountainous shire. Much of the south-eastern [[Lake District]] lies within the county, including [[Helvellyn]], Westmorland's tallest mountain (or 'fell').
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Westmorland is primarily a mountainous shire. Much of the south-eastern [[Lake District]] lies within the county, including [[Helvellyn]], Westmorland's tallest mountain (or 'fell'). The county has a short coastline around the [[River Kent]] estuary, which separates the main body of Lancashire from its dethatched part to the north west.