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Barrow-in-Furness is a port town and civil parish (as just "Barrow") in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire , it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1867 and merged with Dalton-in-Furness Urban District in 1974 to form the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness .
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.
The autonomous Barrow-in-Furness Borough Police force is established; SS City of Rome is launched, briefly the world's largest liner; 1882 - Barrow Central railway station is opened; 1884 - Michaelson Road Bridge is opened; 1885 The Barrow and Furness parliament constituency is established; Barrow-in-Furness Tramways Company commences operation.
Barrow Island is an area and former electoral ward of Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Originally separate from the British mainland, land reclamation in the 1860s saw the northern fringes of the island connected to Central Barrow .
The oldest listed building in Barrow is Furness Abbey, dated 1127 and the newest is the John Whinnerah Institute, completed in 1934. Within other heritage categories, assets recognised by Historic England in Barrow including Barrow Cemetery and Barrow Park which are both designated Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
Central Barrow refers both to the town centre of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England and to the former electoral ward that roughly covers the eastern part of that town centre. In 2001 5,584 ( ranking 5th out of 13 ) lived in the Central ward . [ 1 ]
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria . Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, former local authority encompassing the wider area; Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency) Barrow, Cheshire
Pages in category "Districts of Barrow-in-Furness" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.