[retrac98]

Isn’t Lakeland a shop?

[tomcart]

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_Lakel...

[gambiting]

I was going to say - Lakeland to me as a Brit is a store, lake district sounds way more proper.

[laurencerowe]

For us the shorthand term was always 'The Lakes'. I never really heard anyone use the term Lakeland, though there is a South Lakeland District Council so maybe some people do.

[retrac98]

Lakeland makes it sound like a theme park!

[OJFord]

That took me a minute - it's pronounced 'lake-lund' (as in French lundi), which doesn't sound so theme-parky!

[noneeeed]

I've definitely heard people refer to Lakeland the place.

But it's unusual, mostly people seem to just refer to it as "the lakes".