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Barrow-in-Furness was a local government district with borough status in Cumbria, England. It was named after its main town, Barrow-in-Furness. Other settlements included Dalton-in-Furness and Askam-in-Furness. It was the smallest district in Cumbria, but the most densely populated, with 924 people per square kilometre.
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Barrow-in-Furness is a port town and civil parish (as just...
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Barrow-in-Furness was a local government district with borough status in Cumbria, England. It was named after its main town, Barrow-in-Furness. Other settlements included Dalton-in-Furness and Askam-in-Furness. It was the smallest district in Cumbria, but the most densely populated, with 924 people per square kilometre.
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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.
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- It’s home to Cumbria’s only grey seal colony. Head to South Walney Island to see Cumbria’s only grey seal colony. Hundreds of grey seals live in the South Walney Island Nature Reserve, and can be seen from a number of footpaths on South Walney; or from the sea, thanks to the Piel Island Ferry.
- It was the birthplace of one of the Hairy Bikers. Famous duo The Hairy Bikers have a personal connection with Barrow: one half of the pair, Dave Myers, was born in Barrow-in-Furness.
- It’s home to one of the largest indoor markets in Cumbria. Barrow Market Hall can be found in the centre of Barrow-in-Furness, and is one of Cumbria’s largest indoor markets.
- George Romney (famous artist) was born in Beckside, Dalton-in-Furness in 1734. Painter George Romney made his fortune in London as a portraitist of influential, wealthy and well known figures.
The Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, which developed when the Furness iron industry flourished in the 19th century, is the region's largest settlement, with a population of over 91,000. The remainder of Furness is predominantly rural, with Ulverston the only other settlement with more than 10,000 people.
