Windermere and Bowness

Windermere and Bowness
Main Road, Windermere
Windermere and Bowness Location within Cumbria
Area	39.36 km2 (15.20 sq mi)
Population	7,676 (2021 census)
•  Density	195/km2 (510/sq mi)
Civil parish	Windermere and Bowness
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Settlements	Windermere Bowness-on-Windermere Troutbeck Bridge Storrs Ferney Green Heathwaite
Website	www.windermere-tc.gov.uk
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°22′47″N2°54′23″W / 54.3796°N 2.9063°W / 54.3796; -2.9063

Bowness-on-Windermere

Windermere and Bowness, formerly just Windermere, is a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It includes the towns of Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere, the village of Troutbeck Bridge, the hamlet of Storrs and the areas of Ferney Green and Heathwaite. In 2021 the parish had a population of 7,676. ^[1] The parish borders Cartmel Fell, Claife, Colton, Crook, Hugill, Kentmere, Lakes, Satterthwaite and Staveley-in-Cartmel. ^[2] There are 82 listed buildings in Windermere and Bowness. ^[3] Windermere and Bowness Town Council's meetings take place at Langstone House. ^[4]

History

The parish was formed on 1 April 1974 from the previous parishes of Windermere and Bowness on Windermere ^[5] as a successor parish to Windermere Urban District and became part of South Lakeland district. ^[6] On 29 July 2020 the merged parish was renamed from "Windermere" to "Windermere and Bowness". ^[7] On 1 April 2023 the parish became part of Westmorland and Furness district. ^[8]

References

1. "Windermere". City Population De. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
2. "Areas touching Windermere and Bowness". Mapit. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
3. "Listed buildings in Windermere, South Lakeland, Cumbria". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
4. "Contact us". Windermere and Bowness Town Council. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
5. "Westmorland South Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
6. "The Local Government (Successor Parishes) Order 1973". legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 17 November 2023.
7. "Notice of change of name of parish". South Lakeland District Council . Retrieved 17 November 2023.
8. "The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022". gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

External links

• Official website