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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. The borough was merged into the new ...
The following is a timeline of the history of Barrow-in-Furness, England, United Kingdom. Prior to 19th century. 1086 - The Doomesday Book records settlements in Hietun, Rosse and Hougenai (now Hawcoat, Roose and Walney) 1123 - Furness Abbey is established.
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the former county borough of Barrow-in-Furness and the Dalton-in-Furness urban district from the administrative county of Lancashire.
Like many other Low Furness villages, Barrow was founded as a grange or home farm by the Cistercian monks of Furness Abbey. First mentioned in monastic records in 1190, the grange of Barrai...
Jul 15, 2024 · In 1888, Barrow Shipbuilding Company was taken over by the Naval Construction and Armaments Co, which kickstarted the construction of naval vessels and armaments at Barrow. During this period, HMS Juno was built in the yard and was launched in 1895.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Barrow in Furness like this: BARROW, or Barrow-in-Furness, a seaport town and two chapelries in Dalton-in-Furness parish, Lancashire.
St. George’s parish was formed October 15, 1861, out of Dalton-in-Furness: the church, erected chiefly at the cost of the Dukes of Devonshire and Bucoleuch, at an expense of £3,000, and consecrated Jan. 4, 1861, is an edifice of Kirkby slate, with native red sandstone dressings, in the Geometric style, from designs by Messrs. Paley and ...
