Askam-in-furness
Askam and Ireleth is a civil parish near to Barrow-in-Furness in the area of Cumbria, in North West England. Historically part of Lancashire, it originally consisted of 2 different coastal towns with various origins and also histories which, in current times, have merged to become one constant negotiation. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 3,632. Ireleth has its origins as a mediaeval farming town clustered on the hillside overlooking the flat sands of the Duddon Tidewater. Askam was developed adhering to the discovery of huge amounts of iron ore near the village in the middle of the 18th century. Both initially fell within the boundaries of the Hundred of Lonsdale 'north of the sands' in the historical region of Lancashire, but following local government reforms in 1974 entered into the region of Cumbria, in addition to the remainder of Furness. The nearby River Duddon tidewater and surrounding countryside have made the area popular for its wildlife, while the villages' revealed position on the eastern bank facing the Irish Sea have actually encouraged the establishment of wind power generation, in the middle of regional conflict.
