Whinfell

{{Short description|Civil parish in Cumbria, England}}

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{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}

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| civil_parish = Whinfell

| country= England

| region= North West England

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|unitary_england = Westmorland and Furness

|lieutenancy_england = Cumbria

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Whinfell is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It does not have a parish council but a parish meeting.{{cite web|title=Whinfell Parish Meeting|url=http://councilportal.cumbria.gov.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?ID=388&LS=1|publisher=South Lakeland District Council|accessdate=6 March 2016}} The parish lies north east of Kendal, between the A6 and the A685. The neighbouring parishes are Grayrigg to the east, Docker to the south, Skelsmergh to the south west, Selside and Fawcett Forest to the west, and Tebay to the north.

In the 2001 census Whinfell had a population of 152,{{NOMIS2001 |id=16UG076 |title=Whinfell Parish |access-date=14 May 2021}} increasing at the 2011 census to 186.{{NOMIS2011 |id=E04002659 |title=Whinfell Parish |access-date=14 May 2021}}

There are nine grade II listed buildings or structures in the parish, including bridges, barns, houses and a limekiln.{{cite web|title=Advanced search|url=https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/advanced-search|website=National Heritage List for England|publisher=Historic England|accessdate=6 March 2016}} Enter parish name to search