Windermere
Windermere is a town and also 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, and lies about half a mile (1 km) east of the lake, Windermere. Although the community Windermere does not touch the lake (it took the name of the lake when the train line was integrated in 1847 and also the station was called "Windermere"), it has actually now expanded together with the older lakeside community of Bowness-on-Windermere, though the two keep appreciable town centres. Tourism is popular in the town due to its distance to the lake as well as local surroundings. Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around the lake, several calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a recovered train. Windermere Hotel opened up at the same time as the train. The civil parish has both towns, the village of Troutbeck Bridge to the north and a number of communities, including Storrs to the south and Heaning to the eastern. Belle Isle and part of the lake are additionally within its borders.