Bowness-on-Solway

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Bowness-on-Solway
St. Michael's Church, Bowness-on-Solway
Bowness-on-Solway Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Bowness-on-Solway Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Population	1,126 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY220623
Civil parish	Bowness
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	01697
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Workington
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°57′00″N 3°12′58″W / 54.950°N 3.216°W / 54.950; -3.216

Bowness-on-Solway is a village in Cumbria, England. It is situated to the west of Carlisle on the southern side of the Solway Firth estuary separating England and Scotland. The civil parish had a population of 1,126 at the 2011 census.^[1] The western end of Hadrian's Wall is a notable tourist destination, though the Wall itself is no longer to be seen here above ground. The west end of the Hadrian's Wall Path is marked by a pavilion on the small coastal cliff at Bowness. The village is part of the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.