Askam-in-furness
Askam and also Ireleth is a civil parish near Barrow-in-Furness in the region of Cumbria, in North West England. Historically part of Lancashire, it originally contained 2 separate seaside towns with various origins and histories which, in recent times, have actually combined to turn into one constant settlement. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 3,632. Ireleth has its origins as a mediaeval farming village clustered on the hillside neglecting the level sands of the Duddon Tidewater. Askam was developed adhering to the exploration of huge amounts of iron ore near the town in the middle of the 18th century. Both initially fell within the limits of the Thousand of Lonsdale 'north of the sands' in the historical region of Lancashire, however following city government reforms in 1974 became part of the county of Cumbria, along with the remainder of Furness. The nearby River Duddon tidewater and also surrounding countryside have actually made the location popular for its wild animals, while the villages' revealed setting on the eastern bank dealing with the Irish Sea have encouraged the establishment of wind energy generation, in the middle of regional conflict.
