Hawkshead is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England.

It lies within the Lake District National Park and was historically part of Lancashire.

[5] With the formation of the Lake District National Park in 1951, tourism grew in importance, though traditional farming still goes on around the village.

Hawkshead has a timeless atmosphere and consists of a characterful warren of alleys, overhanging gables and a series of mediaeval squares.

[13] Hawkshead was transferred to the new county of Cumbria in 1974, forming part of the South Lakeland district.

[15] Hawkshead is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency and is represented in parliament by Tim Farron MP.