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Bowness-On-Windermere
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or An urban district in the Appleby parliamentary division of Westmorland, England, on the east shore of Windermere, 14 m. S.W. of Windermere station on the London & North-Western railway. Together with the town of Windermere it forms an urban district (pop. 5061 in 1901), but the two towns were separate until 1gos. Its situation is fine, the lake-shore here rising sharply, while at this point the lake narrows and is studded with islands. The low surrounding hills are richly wooded, and a number of country seats stand upon them. Bowness lies at the head of a small bay, is served by the lake-steamers of the Furness Railway Company, and is a favourite yachting, boating, fishing and tourist centre. The church of St Martin is ancient, and contains stained glass from Cartmel priory in Furness. (See WINDERMERE.)
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Bowness-On-Windermere'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/bowness-on-windermere.html. 1910.
