Windermere
Windermere is a community and also civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 8,245 increasing to 8,359 at the 2011 Census, and exists about half a mile (1 kilometres) eastern of the lake, Windermere. Although the community Windermere does not touch the lake (it took the name of the lake when the railway line was built in 1847 and also the station was called "Windermere"), it has actually currently grown along with the older lakeside town of Bowness-on-Windermere, though both keep distinguishable town centres. Tourist is popular in the town because of its proximity to the lake and neighborhood landscapes. Boats from the piers in Bowness cruise around the lake, lots of calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway. Windermere Hotel opened up at the same time as the railway. The civil parish consists of both towns, the town of Troutbeck Bridge to the north and also several districts, consisting of Storrs to the south and Heaning to the eastern. Belle Isle and part of the lake are likewise within its limits.