The parish was formed on 1 April 1974 from the previous parishes of Windermere and Bowness on Windermere[5] as a successor parish to Windermere Urban District and became part of South Lakeland district.[6] On 29 July 2020 the merged parish was renamed from "Windermere" to "Windermere and Bowness".[7] On 1 April 2023 the parish became part of Westmorland and Furness district.[8]
References
^"Windermere". City Population De. Retrieved 17 November 2023.