Winster, Cumbria
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Winster is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, in North West England. Historically within the county of Westmorland, it is situated less than two miles east of Windermere, England's largest natural lake.{{cite web|url=http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/placestogo/explorewindermere |title=Lake District National Park - Explore Windermere |publisher=Lakedistrict.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-04-03}} The village is within the Lake District National Park.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?url=winster |title=Winster, Cumbria |publisher=Thecumbriadirectory.com |date= |accessdate=2016-04-04}} The village has a pub, the Brown Horse Inn, an 1850s coaching inn.{{cite web |url=http://thebrownhorseinn.co.uk/ |title=Home page |publisher=The Brown Horse Inn, Winster |date= |accessdate=7 March 2018}}
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 = 9 January 2007 }} There are two packhorse bridges near Winster. The Winster Bridge (1729 with 20th-century parapet) is on the River Winster at {{coord|54.3269|-2.9021|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline}}.{{National Heritage List for England| num=1224963 |desc=Winster Bridge (that part in Cartmel Fell C.P.) |grade=II |accessdate=7 March 2018}}{{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, also 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.{{National Heritage List for England| num=1086603 |desc=Pack Horse Bridge beside A5074 ¼ mile North West of High Mill House |grade=II |accessdate=7 March 2018 |fewer-links=yes}}{{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}}
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/windermere-and-bowness Cumbria County History Trust: Windermere and Bowness]
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