Barrow-in-Furness, (/ˈbærɵ ɪn fərˈnɛs/, locally /ˈbærɵ ɪn ˈfɜrns/; commonly known as Barrow) historically a part of Lancashire, is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies 49 mi (79 km) north of Liverpool, 59 mi (95 km) northwest of Manchester and 54 mi (87 km) southwest from the county town of Carlisle. The town is situated at the tip ...
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Barrow-in-Furness, (/ˈbærɵ ɪn fərˈnɛs/, locally /ˈbærɵ ɪn ˈfɜrns/; commonly known as Barrow) historically a part of Lancashire, is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies 49 mi (79 km) north of Liverpool, 59 mi (95 km) northwest of Manchester and 54 mi (87 km) southwest from the county town of Carlisle. The town is situated at the tip of the Furness peninsula bordered by Morecambe Bay, the Duddon Estuary and the Irish Sea. It has a population of 59,182 (making it the largest town in Cumbria) whilst the wider borough is home to 71,981 people.
In the Middle Ages, Barrow was a small hamlet within the parish of Dalton-in-Furness. Furness Abbey, on the outskirts of the modern day town, controlled the local economy before its dissolution in 1537. Even as late as 1843 there were still only 32 dwellings including two pubs. The iron prospector Henry Schneider arrived in Furness in...
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