Bowness-on-Windermere

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Bowness-on-Windermere is a town in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England beside Windermere, the largest lake in the Lake District. It is 7 miles (11 km) west of Kendal and had a population of 3,814 in the 2011 Census. Historically in Westmorland, it was also formerly a civil parish in its own right. It now sits in the Windermere and Bowness civil parish alongside Windermere town, with which it forms a continuous urban area. The town's economy has long been tied to the lake. It was a small fishing village until the growth of tourism during the 19th century, aided by the arrival of the railway. Its tourist attractions today, other than the lake, include the World of Beatrix Potter, dedicated to the life of the children's author.

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