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Where is Bowston?

Bowston is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles north-west of the town of Kendal, 37 miles south of the major city of Carlisle, 111 miles south of Edinburgh, 200 miles north of Cardiff, and 226 miles north-west of London. Bowston was historically in the county of Westmorland. Bowston falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA8 postcode district. The post town for Bowston is Kendal.

Bowston on a map

Map showing extent of Bowston as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Bowston
Map showing location of Bowston within the UK
Location of Bowston within the UK

Which county is Bowston in?

Bowston is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyWestmorland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Bowston in Cumbria?

Bowston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Bowston within Cumbria
Location of Bowston within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Bowston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bowston is LA8 9HJ.

Where is Bowston in LA8?

Bowston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bowston within LA8
Location of Bowston within LA8

What is the post town for Bowston?

The post town for Bowston is Kendal. Bowston is in the LA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kendal.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bowston?

The centre of Bowston is located at position 54.36343° latitude and -2.77524° longitude.

Latitude54.36343°
Longitude-2.77524°

What is the easting and northing of Bowston?

The centre of Bowston is located at the grid reference easting 349724 and northing 496711 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting349724
Northing496711

What are the nearest towns to Bowston?

Position of Bowston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bowston to the centre of the town.

north-west
3m
Bowston is 3 miles north-west of Kendal
east
5m
Bowston is 5 miles east of Windermere
east
6m
Bowston is 6 miles east of Bowness-on-Windermere
south-east
9m
Bowston is 9 miles south-east of Ambleside
west
10m
Bowston is 10 miles west of Sedbergh
north-east
13m
Bowston is 13 miles north-east of Grange-over-Sands
north-west
13m
Bowston is 13 miles north-west of Kirkby Lonsdale
north
16m
Bowston is 16 miles north of Carnforth
north-east
17m
Bowston is 17 miles north-east of Ulverston
east
19m
Bowston is 19 miles east of Broughton in Furness

What are the nearest cities to Bowston?

Position of Bowston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bowston to the centre of the city.

north
22m
Bowston is 22 miles north of Lancaster
south
37m
Bowston is 37 miles south of Carlisle
north
42m
Bowston is 42 miles north of Preston
west
53m
Bowston is 53 miles west of Ripon
south-west
56m
Bowston is 56 miles south-west of Durham
north-west
57m
Bowston is 57 miles north-west of Bradford
south-west
63m
Bowston is 63 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
63m
Bowston is 63 miles north-west of Leeds
north
64m
Bowston is 64 miles north of Salford
north
65m
Bowston is 65 miles north of Manchester