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 is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Westmorland |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Bowston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bowston is LA8 9HJ.
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.
The post town for Bowston is Kendal. Bowston is in the LA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kendal.
The centre of Bowston is located at position 54.36343° latitude and -2.77524° longitude.
Latitude | 54.36343° |
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Longitude | -2.77524° |
The centre of Bowston is located at the grid reference easting 349724 and northing 496711 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 349724 |
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Northing | 496711 |
Position of Bowston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bowston to the centre of the town.
Position of Bowston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bowston to the centre of the city.