Winster
Winster is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, in North West England. Historically within the county of Westmorland, it is situated less than two miles east of Windermere, England's largest natural lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Winster, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Winster School and Holy Trinity Church.
Winster School
Community center
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Winster School is a community center.
Blackwell
Photo: GavinJA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blackwell is a large house in the English Lake District, designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Baillie Scott. It was built in 1898–1900, as a holiday home for Sir Edward Holt, a wealthy Manchester brewer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Storrs and Cleabarrow.
Storrs
Hamlet
Storrs is a hamlet in the civil parish of Windermere and Bowness, in the Westmorland and Furness district of the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.
Cleabarrow
Hamlet
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cleabarrow is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It gives its name to a small tarn in the area. Cleabarrow is situated 1½ miles north of Winster.
Bowness-on-Windermere
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowness-on-Windermere is the main tourist centre for the South Lakes area of Lake District National Park. It sits on the shore of Windermere lake within the boundaries of the historic County of Westmorland. In 2011, it had about 3,800 permanent residents.
Winster
Latitude
54.33424° or 54° 20′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.89637° or 2° 53′ 47″ westElevation
266 feet (81 metres)Open location code
9C6V84M3+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 29670272OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Polish—“Winster” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Winster”
- Polish: “Winster”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Oak Head and High Mill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Winster Village Hall and Brandybarrow Coppice.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Winster”. Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.