Askam-in-furness
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 initially consisted of 2 separate seaside villages with various origins and backgrounds which, in current times, have actually merged to become one constant negotiation. The populace of the civil church taken at the 2011 Census was 3,632. Ireleth has its origins as a mediaeval farming town clustered on the hillside neglecting the flat sands of the Duddon Tidewater. Askam was developed following the exploration of huge quantities of iron ore near the village in the middle of the 18th century. Both initially dropped within the boundaries of the Thousand of Lonsdale 'north of the sands' in the historical region of Lancashire, yet following city government reforms in 1974 entered into the region of Cumbria, in addition to the remainder of Furness. The nearby River Duddon estuary and bordering countryside have made the area well known for its wildlife, while the villages' exposed placement on the eastern financial institution dealing with the Irish Sea have urged the establishment of wind power generation, amidst neighborhood dispute.
