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Bowston

Village in Cumbria, England

Field	Value
country	England
static_image_name	Bowston Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 236297.jpg
static_image_caption	Bowston Bridge
coordinates
official_name	Bowston
civil_parish	Strickland Ketel
unitary_england	Westmorland and Furness
lieutenancy_england	Cumbria
region	North West England
constituency_westminster	Westmorland and Lonsdale
post_town	Kendal
postcode_district	LA8
postcode_area	LA
dial_code	01539
os_grid_reference	SD4996
pushpin_map	United Kingdom South Lakeland
pushpin_map_caption	Location in South Lakeland

Bowston is a village in Cumbria, England, situated about 4 mi north of Kendal, beside the River Kent. It has an old, probably 17th century, bridge over the river which is a Grade II listed structure. A rare VR (Victoria Regina) postbox can be seen in the wall at the junction of Burneside Road and Potter Fell road.

The village was home to William T. Palmer, an unsung Lakeland author and climber.

A mile north of the village, Godmond Hall is a 17th-century house incorporating a medieval pele tower.

History

Bowston has roots in the paper production industry, which made Cropper's Paper Mill at Burneside successful. In 1880 Bowston Mill, between Burneside and Cowan Head, was purchased by Cropper's. Bowston Mill may well have begun life as a fulling mill, but a new building was constructed to prepare rags and ropes for the other two mills. Bowston Mill was closed in the early 1960s when waste paper rather than rags came into use in the paper pulp. The mill has now been replaced by terraced housing running along the river's edge.

Walking

Bowston is on the Dales Way which links Windermere in the west to Yorkshire in the East, making it a busy destination for walkers and climbers who follow this long-distance path. The village is also at the bottom of the ascent to Potter Fell.

References

[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-76434-godmond-hall-strickland-roger Godmond Hall at British Listed Buildings Online]
[http://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/cropper.htm History of James Cropper plc]

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