Windermere
Windermere is a town and civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 8,245 raising to 8,359 at the 2011 Census, as well as lies regarding half a mile (1 kilometres) east of the lake, Windermere. Although the town Windermere does not touch the lake (it took the name of the lake when the railway line was integrated in 1847 as well as the station was called "Windermere"), it has actually currently grown together with the older lakeside town of Bowness-on-Windermere, though both maintain distinguishable town centres. Tourism is preferred in the town owing to its distance to the lake and local landscapes. Boats from the piers in Bowness cruise around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a brought back railway. Windermere Hotel opened at the same time as the railway. The civil church includes both towns, the town of Troutbeck Bridge to the north and also numerous hamlets, consisting of Storrs to the south and Heaning to the eastern. Belle Isle as well as part of the lake are also within its boundaries.
