Official Name: | Windermere and Bowness |
Civil Parish: | Windermere and Bowness |
Country: | England |
Region: | North West England |
Coordinates: | 54.3796°N -2.9063°W |
Hide Services: | Yes |
Population: | 7676 |
Population Ref: | (2021 census) |
Area Total Km2: | 39.36 |
Static Image: | Windermere - Main Road.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Main Road, Windermere |
Parts Style: | list |
Parts Type: | Settlements |
P4: | Ferney Green |
P5: | Heathwaite |
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]
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]