| Martin Mere | |
|---|---|
 Flamingos at Martin Mere Wetland Centre | |
  Martin Mere Location in West Lancashire  Martin Mere Location in Lancashire | |
| Location | Lancashire |
| Coordinates | 53°37′21″N 2°52′7″W / 53.62250°N 2.86861°W |
| Type | mere |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Official name | Martin Mere |
| Designated | 28 November 1985 |
| Reference no. | 324[1] |
Martin Mere is a mere near Burscough, in Lancashire, England, on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. The mere is a vast marsh, around grid reference SD 41 15 that was, until it was drained, the largest body of fresh water in England.[2]
- ^ "Martin Mere". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Martin Mere: Lancashire's Lost Lake, W. G. Hale and Audrey Coney. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2005.
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