Barrow in furness

Barrow-in-Furness, port town and borough (district), administrative county of Cumbria, historic county of Lancashire, northwestern England. It lies on the seaward side of the Furness peninsula between the estuary of the River Duddon and Morecambe Bay. A narrow channel of the Irish Sea, now bridged, lies between the mainland and the low, elongated Isle of Walney, providing shelter for extensive shipyards. The rapid modern growth of Barrow dates from the 1840s, when ironworks were established…

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The far south of Cumbria consists of a series of peninsulas that jut out into Morecambe Bay – popular with bird spotters and other wildlife enthusiasts, as well as holiday-makers looking for somewhere that’s a little off the beaten track. The attractive towns and villages of Arnside, Grange-over-Sands and Ulverston are well worth a visit – if only for their laid-back atmosphere, amazing outlooks and beautiful walks. Arnside Knott and Hampsfell both make for relatively easy rambles, blending…

Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness is a large industrial town which grew from a tiny 19th Century hamlet to the biggest iron and steel centre in the

Barrow-in-Furness, population 69,087, is the hub of Britain's nuclear weapons arsenal. Matt Kennard talked to residents about the town's questionable industrial heritage, the local dominance of BAE Systems, and what nuclear disarmament would mean for the town and its workers.

FURNESS ABBEY LOCATED IN THE VALE OF NIGHTSHADE IN BARROW IN FURNESS DISCOVER FURNESS ABBEY Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness, is a former monastery located to the northern… Read more

Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria.