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North Scales, Walney Island


 

North Scale is a village and one of only four settlements on the Isle of Walney. It is the northernmost settlement, lying a mile north of Vickerstown.

History

North Scale was first identified as an agricultural settlement, owned by Furness Abbey, in 1247.

As a royalist stronghold in the English Civil War it was briefly sieged by Parliamentarians.

In 1865, the Crown Inn opened in North Scale.

Before the Jubilee Bridge to Walney Island opened in 1908, people crossing on foot at low tide would arrive near North Scale. A causeway was built to make crossing possible for longer periods.

Modern development

The village grew with the development of the Red Ley estate in the 1960s and the Barnes estate in the 1970s.

North Scale has a community centre, and is linked by bus services to the rest of Walney Island, and to Barrow-in-Furness, via the Jubilee Bridge.

The village is home to the Lakes Gliding Club.

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The Crown, North Scales, Walney Island
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Boats and Walney Channel, North Scale, Walney Island
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In Northscale, Walney - Early 20th Century
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Northscale village, Walney - Early 20th Century
- Looking South from the North end of North Scale village towards The Crown public house. 2 workmen with tools walking on lane past large houses to the left. Grass verge …
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North Scale Walney - Late 1950s
- Beyond the curve of the channel’s edge, marked in parts by striped posts, and the junction with Mill Lane, the village of North Scale occupies the centre of the photo …
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In Northscale, Walney Island - Early 20th Century
- Two girls, with flowers, outside a cottage with a date stone and barns opposite. A wagon laid up in front. Another cottage with ivy on the walls to the right …
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Northscale, Walney Island
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Northscale Walney Island
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The Old Windmill and North Scale Farm, Walney Island - c.1940
- Looking north a ruined and overgrown wall leads towards the derelict lower section of a circular stone windmill. To the right of this are the buildings of North Scale Farm. …
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The Old Windmill, Walney Island - c.1940
- Looking north towards Black Combe in the distance. In the foreground stands the derelict lower section of a circular stone windmill. To the right of this are the buildings of …
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Footbridge over Walney Channel
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Red Ley Lane, North Scale
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Houses on Red Ley Lane, North Scale
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North Scale, Walney Island - c.1940
- Looking north along the Promenade, Walney Island towards North Scale village. A wide road and pavement curves round the shore line of Walney Channel towards the village. Two ladies riding …
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