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- 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.
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Barrow-in-Furness is a port town and civil parish (as just "Barrow") in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county 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 .
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The Borough of Barrow-in-Furness is formed; Barrow is annexed from Lancashire to become part of the modern county of Cumbria; 1977 - HMS Invincible is launched; 1980 - Barrow's last remaining steelworks close down; 1981 - HMS Trafalgar is launched; 1984 - Furness General Hospital is opened; 1985 - Rampside Gas Terminal first collects gas from ...
Events. 1901. The Navy's first submarine, Holland 1, was built at Barrow. 1901. The population of Barrow according to the census was 67,354. 1901. Barrow Football Club were founded. 1911. The population of Barrow according to the census was 72,360. 1920 (c)
Walney Island and Vickerstown beyond. The monks of Furness Abbey smelted iron with wood in the 13th Century. In 1839 H.W. Schneider (who later had a home at Bowness-on-Windermere and commuted to Barrow via steam yacht and rail) came as a young speculator and dealer in iron.
The register dates from the year 1878. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £350, with residence, in the gift of the trustees, and held since 1894 by the Rev. Charles Leonara Thornton-Duesbery M.A. of Trinity College, Dublin.
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Brand new music festival in Barrow hopes to attract Dave Day campers. Read more articles. Barrow news from The Mail newspaper in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
