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	\|Population = 2,040
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	~~:''For~~ ~~other~~ ~~towns~~ ~~with~~ ~~the~~ ~~same~~ or ~~similar~~ ~~names,~~ ~~see~~ ]~~.''~~		\| civil_parish = ]
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	'''Bowness-on-Windermere''' ~~(pronounced~~ ~~Bow.ness-on-Wind.eh.mere)~~ is ~~built~~ on ~~hilly~~ ~~terrain~~ on the ~~shores~~ of ] in ], ], ]; ~~while~~ it ~~has~~ ~~now~~ ~~grown~~ ~~together~~ ~~with~~ the ] ~~(which,~~ ~~confusingly,~~ ~~does~~ ~~not~~ ~~actually~~ ~~touch~~ the ~~lake),~~ the ~~two~~ ~~still~~ ~~have~~ ~~distinguishable~~ town ~~centres~~.		'''Bowness-on-Windermere''' is a town and former ], now in the parish of ], in the ] district, in the ceremonial county of ], England. It lies next to ] and the ] to the north east and within the ]. The town was ] part of the county of ] and it also forms an urban area with Windermere. The town had a population of 3,814 in the 2011 Census.

			==Etymology==
⚫	] offers ] and ] connections to the surrounding areas, ], ], and the ], and is about ~~a fifteen-minute walk~~ from the lakefront. Both ] and the local council provide frequent connecting buses from Bowness Pier; Stagecoach's open-top ]es travel through the centre of town and continue to ] and ], while the council's ]-accessible ]es run around the edge of town.
			'Bowness' (originally 'Bulnes') means " 'the headland where the bull grazes', from ] 'bula', 'bull' and OE 'næss', 'headland', perhaps referring to the keeping of the parish bull."<ref name="Whaley">{{Cite book \|last=Whaley \|first=Diana \|title=A dictionary of Lake District place-names \|publisher=English Place-Name Society \|year=2006 \|isbn=0904889726 \|location=Nottingham \|pages=lx,423 p.43}}</ref> The 'on-Windermere' part was added later (found on the Ordnance Survey map of 1899).

			==History==
	The town's ancient parish church of St Martin was built in ], but of an older foundation. The former rectory is said to have been built in ].
			The town's ancient ] was built in 1483 but of an older foundation. The former rectory is said to have been built in 1415.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=St. Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere \|url=http://www.stmartin.org.uk/ \|access-date=2011-02-24 \|publisher=Parochial Church Council of Windermere}}</ref>

			A ] was founded in about 1600. A new building was opened in 1836, funded by local landowner John Bolton of ]. The foundation stone was laid by ].<ref name="BHO">{{Cite web \|title=Bowesden - Boxwell Pages 320-323 A Topographical Dictionary of England. Originally published by S Lewis, London, 1848. \|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england/pp320-323 \|website=British History Online\|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref>
⚫	Readers of ]'s '']'' ~~and the following~~ books will recognise Bowness as the lakeside town of 'Rio'. The collection at the ~~] on Rayrigg Road includes a Ransome ~~exhibition~~ ~~with~~ ~~several~~ ~~boats~~ ~~relevant~~ to ~~his~~ ~~work~~.~~

			During the 19th century, Bowness grew from a small fishing village to a town living almost entirely off tourism and holiday homes. It was the centre of the boat-building industry that provided the sailing yachts, rowing boats and steam launches used on the lake. A large number of hotels and boarding houses gave employment to the permanent population of the town. ] visited Bowness in 1840, staying at the Royal Hotel.<ref name="BHO"/> The arrival of the railway in 1847 in ] (the residents of Bowness had opposed a station in their own town) provided much of the momentum for the growth.
	Bowness-on-Windermere became a ] in 1894 at the same time an ] council was formed for the town. The UDC merged with Windermere UDC in 1905 and the two civil parishes merged in 1974 under the name of Windermere. The civil parish is governed by a ].

			Bowness-on-Windermere became a ] in 1894<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kendal Registration District \|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/kendal.html \|access-date=31 December 2021 \|publisher=UKBMD}}</ref> and an ] council was formed for the town at the same time. In 1905, the council merged with that of Windermere, and the two civil parishes merged on 1 April 1974 under the name of Windermere.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Westmorland South Registration District \|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/westmorland%20south.html \|access-date=31 December 2021 \|publisher=UKBMD}}</ref> The civil parish of Windermere is governed by a ], Windermere and Bowness Town Council.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Windermere and Bowness Town Council Website \|url=https://www.windermere-tc.gov.uk/ \|access-date=11 July 2021 \|website=Windermere and Bowness Town Council}}</ref>
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			==Transport==
		⚫	] offers ] and ] connections to the surrounding areas, ], ] and the ], and is about {{convert\|1.5\|mi\|km}} from the lakefront. Both ] and the local council provide frequent connecting buses from Bowness Pier; Stagecoach's open-top ]es travel through the centre of town and continue to ] and ], while the council's ]-accessible ]es run around the edge of town. The ], a car carrying ], connects Bowness at Ferry Nab on the eastern side of the lake with Ferry House ] on the western side of the lake, a trip of approximately 10 minutes. For those looking for a more leisurely way to travel, ] operate regular lake cruises running from Bowness Bay to the north end of the lake at Ambleside and south end at Fell Foot.

			==Media==
			Local news and television programmes are provided by ] and ]. Television signals are received from the local relay transmitter. <ref>{{cite web\|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Windermere \|title=Freeview Light on the Windermere (Cumbria, England) transmitter\|date=1 May 2004\|website=UK Free TV\|accessdate=5 October 2023}}</ref>

			Local radio stations are ] on 104.2 FM, ] on 102.3 FM, ] on 100.8 FM, and community on-line stations are Lake District Radio<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Real Radio, Real People and Really Local! \|work=Lake District Radio \|date=2023 \|access-date= 5 October 2023\|url=https://lakedistrictradio.org/about-2/ \|quote=}}</ref> and Bay Trust Radio.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Welcome to Bay Trust Radio \|work=Bay Trust Radio Radio \|date=2023 \|access-date= 5 October 2023\|url=https://www.baytrustradio.org.uk \|quote=}}</ref>

			The town's local newspapers are '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.visitcumbria.com/news/\|title=Local Newspapers for Cumbria and the Lake District\|access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref>

		⚫	Readers of ]'s '']'' of books will recognise Bowness as the lakeside town of 'Rio'. The collection at the ] on Rayrigg Road includes TSSY ''Esperance'', 1869; one of the iron steamboats on which Ransome modelled Captain Flint's houseboat. Bowness-on-Windermere is also home to The World of ] attraction, opened in July 1991 by ].

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	==See also==		==See also==
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			==References==
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	* Windermere Online Community Website.
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Latest revision as of 04:39, 21 December 2024

For other places with similar names, see Bowness (disambiguation).

Town in England

Bowness-on-Windermere
Town
Bowness-on-Windermere town centre
Bowness-on-WindermereLocation in the former South Lakeland districtShow map of the former South Lakeland districtBowness-on-WindermereLocation within CumbriaShow map of Cumbria
Population	3,814
OS grid reference	SD403969
Civil parish	Windermere and Bowness
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WINDERMERE
Postcode district	LA23
Dialling code	015394

Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West

UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°21′52″N 2°55′05″W / 54.3644°N 2.9181°W / 54.3644; -2.9181

Bowness-on-Windermere is a town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Windermere and Bowness, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It lies next to Lake Windermere and the town of Windermere to the north east and within the Lake District National Park. The town was historically part of the county of Westmorland and it also forms an urban area with Windermere. The town had a population of 3,814 in the 2011 Census.

Etymology

'Bowness' (originally 'Bulnes') means " 'the headland where the bull grazes', from OE 'bula', 'bull' and OE 'næss', 'headland', perhaps referring to the keeping of the parish bull." The 'on-Windermere' part was added later (found on the Ordnance Survey map of 1899).

History

The town's ancient parish church of St Martin was built in 1483 but of an older foundation. The former rectory is said to have been built in 1415.

A grammar school was founded in about 1600. A new building was opened in 1836, funded by local landowner John Bolton of Storrs Hall. The foundation stone was laid by William Wordsworth.

During the 19th century, Bowness grew from a small fishing village to a town living almost entirely off tourism and holiday homes. It was the centre of the boat-building industry that provided the sailing yachts, rowing boats and steam launches used on the lake. A large number of hotels and boarding houses gave employment to the permanent population of the town. Queen Adelaide visited Bowness in 1840, staying at the Royal Hotel. The arrival of the railway in 1847 in Windermere (the residents of Bowness had opposed a station in their own town) provided much of the momentum for the growth.

Bowness-on-Windermere became a civil parish in 1894 and an urban district council was formed for the town at the same time. In 1905, the council merged with that of Windermere, and the two civil parishes merged on 1 April 1974 under the name of Windermere. The civil parish of Windermere is governed by a town council, Windermere and Bowness Town Council.

Transport

Windermere railway station offers train and bus connections to the surrounding areas, Manchester, Manchester Airport and the West Coast Main Line, and is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the lakefront. Both Stagecoach and the local council provide frequent connecting buses from Bowness Pier; Stagecoach's open-top double-decker buses travel through the centre of town and continue to Ambleside and Grasmere, while the council's wheelchair-accessible minibuses run around the edge of town. The Windermere Ferry, a car carrying cable ferry, connects Bowness at Ferry Nab on the eastern side of the lake with Ferry House Far Sawrey on the western side of the lake, a trip of approximately 10 minutes. For those looking for a more leisurely way to travel, Windermere Lake Cruises operate regular lake cruises running from Bowness Bay to the north end of the lake at Ambleside and south end at Fell Foot.

Media

Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North West and ITV Border. Television signals are received from the local relay transmitter.

Local radio stations are BBC Radio Cumbria on 104.2 FM, Heart North West on 102.3 FM, Smooth Lake District on 100.8 FM, and community on-line stations are Lake District Radio and Bay Trust Radio.

The town's local newspapers are The Westmorland Gazette and The Mail.

Readers of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of books will recognise Bowness as the lakeside town of 'Rio'. The collection at the Windermere Steamboat Museum on Rayrigg Road includes TSSY Esperance, 1869; one of the iron steamboats on which Ransome modelled Captain Flint's houseboat. Bowness-on-Windermere is also home to The World of Beatrix Potter attraction, opened in July 1991 by Victoria Wood.

View of Windermere from Bowness-on-Windermere

References

Whaley, Diana (2006). A dictionary of Lake District place-names. Nottingham: English Place-Name Society. pp. lx, 423 p.43. ISBN 0904889726.
"St. Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere". Parochial Church Council of Windermere. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
^ "Bowesden - Boxwell Pages 320-323 A Topographical Dictionary of England. Originally published by S Lewis, London, 1848". British History Online. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
"Kendal Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
"Westmorland South Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
"Windermere and Bowness Town Council Website". Windermere and Bowness Town Council. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
"Freeview Light on the Windermere (Cumbria, England) transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
"Real Radio, Real People and Really Local!". Lake District Radio. 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
"Welcome to Bay Trust Radio". Bay Trust Radio Radio. 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
"Local Newspapers for Cumbria and the Lake District". Retrieved 5 October 2023.

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