Askam-in-furness
Askam and Ireleth is a civil parish close to Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, in North West England. Historically part of Lancashire, it initially consisted of 2 different seaside towns with various origins and histories which, in current times, have combined to become one constant settlement. The populace of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 3,632. Ireleth has its beginnings as a mediaeval farming village gathered on the hill neglecting the flat sands of the Duddon Tidewater. Askam was established following the discovery of big quantities of iron ore near the town in the middle of the 18th century. Both originally dropped within the borders of the Thousand of Lonsdale 'north of the sands' in the historical region of Lancashire, however adhering to city government reforms in 1974 entered into the county of Cumbria, along with the rest of Furness. The neighboring River Duddon tidewater and bordering countryside have actually made the area popular for its wildlife, while the villages' revealed setting on the eastern bank dealing with the Irish Sea have actually encouraged the establishment of wind power generation, amid regional dispute.
