Barrow-in-Furness (borough)
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| Borough of Barrow-in-Furness | |
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| Image:CumbriaBarrow.png Shown within Cumbria | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Admin. County: | Cumbria |
| Traditional County: | Lancashire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 272nd 77.87 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Barrow-in-Furness |
| ONS code: | 16UC |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 312th 70,500 905 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.2% White |
| Politics | |
| Image:Arms-barrow.jpg Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | Labour |
| MP: | John Hutton |
Barrow-in-Furness is a local government district and borough in Cumbria, England. It is named after its main town, Barrow-in-Furness. Other settlements include Dalton-in-Furness, Roose and Askam-in-Furness.
The area covered by the district is at the edge of the Furness peninsula. It jolts into the Irish Sea, being north of Morecambe Bay and south of the Duddon Estuary. This area was historically part of Lancashire.
The current borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the former county borough of Barrow-in-Furness, and Dalton-in-Furness.
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Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |
