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. The parish borders Cartmel Fell, Claife, Colton, Crook, Hugill, Kentmere, Lakes, Satterthwaite and Staveley-in-Cartmel. There are 82 listed buildings in Windermere and Bowness. Windermere and Bowness Town Council's meetings take place at Langstone House.

History

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