▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁church yard ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Con ist on , ▁at ▁the ▁northern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁lake . ▁His ▁secretary ▁the ▁anti qu arian ▁W . ▁G . ▁Col ling wood ▁wrote ▁a ▁historical ▁novel ▁Thor stein ▁of ▁the ▁M ere ▁about ▁the ▁North men ▁who ▁settled ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁lake . ▁ ▁The ▁Victor ian ▁and ▁Edward ian ▁artist ▁Henry ▁Robinson ▁Hall ▁settled ▁in ▁Con ist on ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁War ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁gra vey ard . ▁ ▁Arthur ▁R ans ome ▁set ▁his ▁children ' s ▁novel ▁Sw all ows ▁and ▁Ama z ons ▁and ▁the ▁sequ els ▁Sw allow dale , ▁Winter ▁Hol iday , ▁P ige on ▁Post ▁and ▁The ▁P ict s ▁and ▁the ▁Mart y rs ▁around ▁a ▁fict ional ▁lake ▁derived ▁from ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁Con ist on ▁Water ▁and ▁Wind erm ere . ▁The ▁fict ional ▁lake ▁res emb les ▁Wind erm ere , ▁but ▁the ▁surrounding ▁hills ▁and ▁fell s ▁res emble ▁those ▁of ▁Con ist on ▁Water . ▁Some ▁of ▁Con ist on ▁Water ' s ▁islands ▁and ▁other ▁local ▁land marks ▁can ▁be ▁identified ▁in ▁the ▁nov els . ▁In ▁particular ▁the ▁books ' ▁Wild ▁Cat ▁Island ▁with ▁its ▁secret ▁har bour ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁Pe el ▁Island . ▁The ▁Amazon ▁River ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Cra ke . ▁The ▁Sw all ows ▁and ▁Ama z ons ▁series ▁involve ▁school ▁hol iday ▁advent ures ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3