16 May
Plumbing | General
Askam-in-Furness - LA16
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Askam-in-furness
Askam and also Ireleth is a civil parish near Barrow-in-Furness in the area of Cumbria, in North West England. Historically part of Lancashire, it initially included two separate seaside towns with different origins and also histories which, in current times, have combined to become one constant settlement. The populace of the civil church taken at the 2011 Census was 3,632. Ireleth has its beginnings as a mediaeval farming village clustered on the hill overlooking the flat sands of the Duddon Tidewater. Askam was established following the exploration of huge quantities of iron ore near the town in the middle of the 18th century. The pair originally fell within the boundaries of the Numerous Lonsdale 'north of the sands' in the historical county of Lancashire, yet complying with local government reforms in 1974 entered into the county of Cumbria, together with the rest of Furness. The neighboring River Duddon tidewater and surrounding countryside have made the location well known for its wildlife, while the villages' exposed setting on the eastern financial institution encountering the Irish Sea have actually urged the establishment of wind power generation, amidst regional debate.
