Askam as well as Ireleth is a civil parish near to Barrow-in-Furness in the region of Cumbria, in North West England. Historically part of Lancashire, it originally consisted of 2 different seaside towns with various beginnings as well as histories which, in recent times, have actually combined to turn into one constant negotiation. The population of the civil church taken at the 2011 Census was 3,632. Ireleth has its beginnings as a mediaeval farming town clustered on the hill overlooking the flat sands of the Duddon Estuary. Askam was established adhering to the discovery of large quantities of iron ore near the village in the middle of the 18th century. The pair originally dropped within the boundaries of the Numerous Lonsdale 'north of the sands' in the historic area of Lancashire, yet adhering to city government reforms in 1974 became part of the county of Cumbria, together with the remainder of Furness. The close-by River Duddon tidewater and surrounding countryside have made the location well known for its wild animals, while the towns' exposed position on the eastern financial institution dealing with the Irish Sea have encouraged the establishment of wind energy generation, in the middle of regional debate.