Windermere and Bowness

Windermere and Bowness
Main Road, Windermere
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

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.