- Bowston
infobox UK place
country = England
static_
static_image_caption=
latitude= 54.35
longitude=-02.78
official_name =Bowston
population =
shire_district=
shire_county=Cumbria
region= North West England
constituency_westminster= Westmorland and Lonsdale
post_town=Kendal
postcode_district =LA9
postcode_area=LA
dial_code= 01539
os_grid_reference= SD4996Bowston is a village in
Cumbria ,England .History of Bowston
The history of Bowston is varied. It has roots in the paper production industry which made Cropper's Paper Mill (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Mill was closed in the early 1960s when waste paper rather than rags came into use in the paper pulp.The mill has now been replaced by terraced housing running along the river's edge.
Interesting Items
Bowston is still lucky enough to have a VR (Victoria Regina) postbox. You can see this in the wall at the junction of Burneside Road and Potter Fell road.
Walking
Bowston is on the Dale's Way which links Windermere in the west to Yorkshire in the East, making it a busy destination for walkers and climbers who follow the Dale's Way. The village is also at the bottom of the ascent to
Potter Fell .
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