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

[1] 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.

[3] There are nine grade II listed buildings or structures in the parish, including bridges, barns, houses and a limekiln.

[7] On 1 April 1986 Patton parish was merged with Whinfell.