Windermere is a town and civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 8,245, increasing at the 2011 census to 8,359. It lies about half a mile (1 km) east of the lake, Windermere. Although the town Windermere does not touch the lake, it has now grown together with the older lakeside town of Bowness-on-Windermere, though the two retain distinguishable town centres. Tourism is popular in the town owing to its proximity to the lake and local scenery. Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway. Windermere Hotel opened at the same time as the railway.
Bowness-on-Windermere is a town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Windermere, in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England. Due to its position on the banks of Windermere, the town has become a tourist honeypot. Although their mutual growth has caused them to become one large settlement, the town is distinct from the town of Windermere as the two still have distinguishable town centres. Historically part of Westmorland, in 2012, Bowness was one of the official stop off points for the Olympic torch before it made its way to the Olympic Games opening ceremony. In 1951 the parish had a population of 3345.
Brigham is a village in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. The village is near to the town of Cockermouth and is located just outside the Lake District National Park.
Askerton is a civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 162 according to the 2001 census, decreasing to 141 at the 2011 Census. It includes various hamlets including Kirkcambeck and Shopford. It also covers Side Fell and Askerton Castle.
Barton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Barton and Pooley Bridge, in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. The parish is on the edge of the Lake District National Park, and had a population of 232 according to the 2001 census, increasing slightly to 238 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the small hamlet of Barton, the village of Pooley Bridge and part of Ullswater. The parish was renamed from "Barton" to "Barton and Pooley Bridge" on 1 April 2019.
Bewcastle is a large civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It is in the historic county of Cumberland.
Blennerhasset and Torpenhow is a civil parish in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 437, reducing to 423 at the 2011 Census. It includes the villages of Blennerhasset grid reference NY178415 and Torpenhow at NY202397 and the smaller settlement of Kirkland Guards at NY187401. It is located just outside the Lake District National Park. Baggrow railway station was immediately north of Blennerhasset.
Glassonby is a small village and civil parish in the Eden Valley of Cumbria, England, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south south east of Kirkoswald. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 314, decreasing marginally to 308 at the 2011 Census.
Docker is a civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. Docker is 4.3 miles north west of the market town of Kendal. At the 2011 census Docker was grouped with Lambrigg giving a total population of 260.
Cumbrian toponymy refers to the study of place names in Cumbria, a county in North West England, and as a result of the spread of the ancient Cumbric language, further parts of northern England and the Southern Uplands of Scotland.
Croglin is the name of a village, former civil parish, beck (stream), and grange in Cumbria in England. Croglin is a quiet picturesque fellside village between the Pennines and the River Eden, about 14 miles (23 km) south-east of Carlisle. The surrounding land is used for agriculture, mainly sheep. A small river, Croglin Water, flows through the valley down into the River Eden. In 1931 the parish had a population of 198.
Mungrisdale is a small village and civil parish in the north east of the English Lake District in Cumbria. It is also the name of the valley in which the village sits. Mungrisdale is a popular starting point for ascents of the nearby hills, such as Bowscale Fell, Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell. It lies on the River Glenderamackin, a tributary of the Greta.
Frizington is a village in Cumbria, England, historically part of Cumberland, near the Lake District National Park.
Moresby is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria, England. It had a population of 1,280 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,997 at the 2011 Census. Moresby sits on Cumbria's west coast. Moresby Hall is one of only three Grade I listed buildings in Copeland. The name of the hall and the village is thought to come from a family who settled in the area.
Haltcliff Bridge or Haltcliffe Bridge is a hamlet on the River Caldew, in the civil parish of Mungrisdale in the county of Cumbria, England. The spelling Haltcliffe is used by Mungrisdale parish council, by Royal Mail and by English Heritage in their listing of Haltcliffe Hall, while Haltcliff appears on the Ordnance Survey map and in the 1870-1892 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.
Matterdale is a civil parish in the Lake District of Cumbria, England. It lies on the northern shore of Ullswater. The parish includes the settlements of Dockray, Matterdale End, Ulcat row, Watermillock and Wreay. It had a population of 526 in 2001, reducing to 483 at the 2011 Census.
Bowscale is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mungrisdale, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 27. The sable tarn in Sir Walter Scott's poem The Bridal of Triermain was reportedly based on Bowscale Tarn.
Mosedale is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mungrisdale in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, in the north west of the English Lake District. It is on the River Caldew, north east of Bowscale Fell and south east of Carrock Fell, about one mile north of Mungrisdale. In 1931 the parish had a population of 49. In the 2011 United Kingdom census the parish of Mungrisdale, comprising eight hamlets including Mosedale, had a population of 297.
Hutton Roof is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mungrisdale, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England, near Penrith. It is at an elevation of 308 metres (1,010 ft), between the valley of the River Caldew and that of its tributary Gillcambon Beck. In 1931 the parish had a population of 108. The civil parish of Mungrisdale, which is made up of eight hamlets including Hutton Roof, had a population of 297 in the 2011 United Kingdom census.
Mungrisdale is a civil parish in the Eden District, Cumbria, England. It contains 47 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish is in the Lake District National Park, and is sparsely populated, consisting mainly of countryside, moorland and fells. There are small settlements at Mungrisdale, Mosedale, Haltcliff Bridge, Southerfell, Berrier, Hutton Moor End, Hutton Roof, Low Mill, and Swineside. Most of the listed buildings are houses, farmhouses and farm buildings, the other listed buildings including a Friends' meeting house, bridges, a church, a former saw mill, a former school, eight boundary stones, and a telephone kiosk.
