River Winster
The River Winster is a river in the English county of Cumbria. The Winster was the boundary between the historic counties of Lancashire and Westmorland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Cumbria, England
- Also known as: “Winster”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arnside Knott and Grange-over-Sands railway station.
Arnside Knott
Peak
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arnside Knott is a hill with a summit elevation of 159 metres, near Arnside, Cumbria, England. It is not in the Lake District National Park, lying south of the River Kent which forms the south eastern boundary of the national park.
Grange-over-Sands railway station
Railway station
Photo: Our Phellap, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grange-over-Sands is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 15+1⁄2 miles north-west of Lancaster, serves the town of Grange-over-Sands in Cumbria. Grange-over-Sands railway station is situated 1½ miles northwest of River Winster.
Arnside Tower
Ruins
Photo: Joyen69, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arnside Tower is a late-medieval tower house between Arnside and Silverdale immediately to the south of Arnside Knott in Cumbria, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arnside and Silverdale and Arnside.
Arnside and Silverdale
Photo: Robert Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arnside and Silverdale is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in North West England on the border between Lancashire and Cumbria. It's one of the smallest AONBs, just 29 square miles between the Kent Estuary, the River Keer and the A6.
Arnside
Village
Photo: Klrbilly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arnside is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is historically part of Westmorland, near the border with Lancashire, England. Arnside is situated 2 miles northeast of River Winster.
Grange-over-Sands
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grange-over-Sands is also called the "Lakeland Riviera", since the influence of the Gulf Stream gives it an exceptionally mild climate. It was historically in Lancashire, but re-assigned to Cumbria in 1974.
River Winster
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Winster from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“River Winster” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Winster”
- Bulgarian: “Уинстър”
- Cebuano: “River Winster”
- Dutch: “River Winster”
- German: “River Winster”
- Swedish: “River Winster”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Far Arnside and Elmslack.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holme Island and Middlebarrow Hill.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “River Winster”. Photo: Don Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.