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Barrow in Furness, 1848


BARROW, a village and sea-port, in the township of Hawcoat, parish of Dalton, union of Ulverston, hundred of Lonsdale north of the Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster, 5 miles (S.W. by S.) from Dalton, and 9 (S.W.) from Ulverston, the post-town. This place is situated at the south-western extremity of the district of Furness, opposite to the isle of Walney and Old Barrow island. The trade consists chiefly in the export of malt, slate, and iron-ore, of which two last articles vast quantities are brought from the mines and quarries in the vicinity by the Furness railway: an excellent pier of wood was built by the railway company in 1846. The land near the village is mostly arable, the surface rather uneven, and the soil a stiff clay. About a mile on the road to Dalton is a chapel in connexion with the Establishment, built by subscription in 1845.

Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.

Barrow-in-Furness Parts of Lancashire now in Cumbria Dalton-In-Furness Parish, 1848 Hawcoat, Division of Dalton-in-Furness Parish, 1848
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A topographical dictionary of England, Samuel Lewis, 7th Ed., 1848
- A topographical dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships, and the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Man, with historical and statistical …
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Hawcoat, Division of Dalton-in-Furness Parish, 1848
- The ancient parish of Dalton-in-Furness was divided into quarters or ‘bierleys’: Hawcoat, Yarlside, Above Town, and Dalton[1]. The entry below relates to the Division of Hawcoat, rather than the Township …

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