River Winster
{{Short description|River in Cumbria, England}}
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The River Winster is a river in the English county of Cumbria. The Winster was the boundary between the ancient counties of Lancashire and Westmorland. It has a relatively small catchment area; other streams flow parallel to it on either side.
The Winster is about 20 km or 12 miles long, and rises about 2 km south of Bowness-on-Windermere, between the hamlets of Winster and Storrs (the latter is on Windermere) and follows a southerly course, flowing past the settlements of Ludderburn, Hartbarrow and Bowland Bridge, before it is joined by Arndale Beck at Bridge House.
From there, the river continues through a valley between Whitbarrow and Cartmel Fell, flowing through Helton Tarn. It continues between the villages of Lindale and Meathop, and finally flows into the Kent estuary just downstream from Arnside.
A former course of the river joined the Kent at Blawith Point, and as a result the peninsula of Holme Island often changed hands between Lancashire and Westmorland.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content/articles/2006/08/04/islands_holme_2006_feature.shtml Holme Island], BBC Cumbria. Retrieved 11 September 2006.
Packhorse Bridges
A packhorse bridge is a bridge intended to carry packhorses (horses loaded with sidebags or panniers) across a river or stream.{{cite web | title = Packhorse Cargo | publisher = cottontown.org | url = http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=698&language=eng | accessdate = January 9, 2007 }}
There are two packhorse bridges on this river near Winster. The Winster Bridge (1729 with 20th-century parapet) on the river at {{coord|54.3269|-2.9021|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline}}{{cite web |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-421178-winster-bridge-that-part-in-cartmel-cart |title=Winster Bridge (That Part in Cartmel), Cartmel Fell | publisher=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk | accessdate=13 November 2012}} Another packhorse bridge (Probably 17th-century. Grade II listedGrade II: buildings that are of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve them.) is on a tributary of the River Winster at {{coord|54.3408|-2.9051|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline}}, adjacent to A5074 road.{{cite web |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-76397-pack-horse-bridge-beside-a5074-a-quarter- |title=Pack Horse Bridge Beside A5074 a Quarter of a Mile North West of High Mill House, Crook | publisher=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk | accessdate=19 November 2012}}
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