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Bowmanstead Cumbria

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Holiday Parks 9 Park and Gardens 8 Lakes 8 Art Galleries 8 Theatres 6 Museums 5 Aquariums 3 Zoos 2 Nature Reserves 2 Theme Parks 1 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1 Golf Driving Ranges 1

Local servicesHospitalMillom Hospital13 miGP surgeryWraysdale House Surgeryunder a milePharmacyCollins & Butterworth LTD3.3 miDentistMint Dental6.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryJohn Ruskin Schoolages 11-16, 247 pupilsunder a milePrimaryConiston CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 67 pupilsunder a mileCollegeKendal College13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA67 miRailway stationWindermere7.2 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere7.2 miFerryConiston Ferry Landingunder a mileBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA21 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA21 postcode district.

County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA21
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:37 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:31 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,552 residentsin the Coniston, Broughton & Kirkby census areaMedian age 53.82,509 households76% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,704 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 11%, hospitality 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 8% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,906 mm of rain a year, 86 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December61 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksConiston Waterfallwaterfall · under a mileCrook Gill Waterfallwaterfall · 1.4 miBoo Tarnlake · 1.1 miBuck Pikemountain · 2.3 miBrown Pikemountain · 2.4 miConiston Waterlake · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThurstonsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197946 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202617 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,975 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation73 m240 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 259 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Lakes

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