Windermere and Bowness

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
Main Road, Windermere
Windermere and Bowness is located in Cumbria
Windermere and Bowness
Windermere and Bowness
Location within Cumbria
Area39.36 km2 (15.20 sq mi)
Population7,676 (2021 census)
• Density195/km2 (510/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Windermere and Bowness
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Settlements
Websitewww.windermere-tc.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°22′47″N 2°54′23″W / 54.3796°N 2.9063°W / 54.3796; -2.9063
Bowness-on-Windermere

History

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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

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  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.
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