Bowston
Bowston is a village in Cumbria, England, situated about 4 miles north of Kendal, beside the River Kent. It has an old, probably 17th century, bridge over the river which is a Grade II listed structure.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Bowston, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burneside railway station and St Oswald’s Church.
Burneside railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Burneside railway station serves the village of Burneside, in Cumbria, England. The station is a stop on the Windermere Branch Line between Oxenholme Lake District and Windermere.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burneside and Kentrigg.
Burneside
Village
Photo: Ryan Postlethwaite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burneside is a small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is located to the north of Kendal and to the south east of Staveley, on the River Kent, just upstream from the confluence of the River Sprint.
Kentrigg
Suburb
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kentrigg is a northern suburb of Kendal, Cumbria, England. By road, Kentrigg is located 1.2 miles north of the centre of Kendal and 1.4 miles southeast of Burneside. Kentrigg is situated 1½ miles southeast of Bowston.
Staveley
Village
Photo: Richard Swales, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Staveley is a village in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority, in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, it is situated 4 miles northwest of Kendal where the River Kent is joined by its tributary the Gowan. Staveley is situated 2 miles northwest of Bowston.
Bowston
- Category: locality
- Location: Strickland Ketel, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.36238° or 54° 21′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.77564° or 2° 46′ 32″ westElevation
220 feet (67 metres)Open location code
9C6V966F+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2269419053OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Bowston” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bowston”
- French: “Bowston”
- Irish: “Bowston”
- Polish: “Bowston”
- Welsh: “Bowston”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Plantation Bridge and Plumgarths.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cowanhead Estate Golf Course and Burneside Crown Green Bowls Club.
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