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]
| Windermere and Bowness | |
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 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) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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| Website | www |
History
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Windermere". City Population De. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Areas touching Windermere and Bowness". Mapit. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Listed buildings in Windermere, South Lakeland, Cumbria". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Contact us". Windermere and Bowness Town Council. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Westmorland South Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "The Local Government (Successor Parishes) Order 1973". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Notice of change of name of parish". South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022". gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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