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The Furness Fells (archaic: Fournisfels) are a multitude of hills and mountains in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire , the Furness Fells or High Furness is the name given to the upland part of Furness, that is, that part of Furness lying north of the line between Ulverston and Ireleth .
Furness, overlaid onto current administrative areas. Furness (/ ˈ f ɜːr n ɪ s, f ɜːr ˈ n ɛ s / FUR-niss, fur-NESS) [1] is a peninsula and region of Cumbria, England. Together with the Cartmel Peninsula it forms North Lonsdale, historically an exclave of Lancashire. On 1 April 2023 it became part of the new unitary authority of ...
Furness Vale is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, between New Mills and Whaley Bridge. It is bisected by the A6 road and the Peak Forest Canal , whose towpath is followed by the Goyt Way , [ 1 ] part of the 230-mile (370 km) Midshires Way .
Lake District National Park (shown as number 2) in a map of national parks in England and Wales. The Lake District National Park includes all of the central Lake District, though the town of Kendal, some coastal areas and the Cartmel and Furness peninsulas are outside the park boundary.
A map of Cumbria, showing the districts: (1) Cumberland; (2) Westmorland and Furness. A map of Cumbria, showing the pre-2023 districts: (1) Barrow-in-Furness; (2) South Lakeland; (3) Copeland; (4) Allerdale; (5) Eden; and (6) Carlisle. A civil parish in England is the lowest unit of local government.
Woodland is today served only by the Anglican Church of Saint John the Evangelist from St Mary Magdalene's Church, Broughton-in-Furness in the Diocese of Carlisle, Cumbria. [16] The church building was erected in 1864–65 and parsonage in 1868–69, both to the design of the architect Edward Graham Paley. Previous buildings were erected on the ...
Urswick is a civil parish that includes the villages of Great Urswick and Little Urswick.It is located in the Furness area of Cumbria, England.The villages are situated to the south-west of the town of Ulverston.
The Islands of Furness are situated to the south-west and east of the Furness Peninsula. Within England, they are the third biggest collection of islands. They are generally quite small, though at 12.99 km 2 Walney Island is the eighth biggest in England. Of these, only Walney Island, Barrow Island, Roa Island and Piel Island are inhabited.