Askam-in-furness
Askam and also Ireleth is a civil parish close to Barrow-in-Furness in the area of Cumbria, in North West England. Historically part of Lancashire, it initially contained 2 separate coastal villages with different beginnings as well as histories which, in recent times, have merged to become one constant settlement. The populace 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 flat sands of the Duddon Estuary. Askam was established adhering to the exploration of large amounts of iron ore near the village in the middle of the 18th century. Both initially fell within the limits of the Numerous Lonsdale 'north of the sands' in the historic county of Lancashire, yet complying with local government reforms in 1974 entered into the county of Cumbria, along with the remainder of Furness. The close-by River Duddon tidewater and bordering countryside have actually made the location well known for its wildlife, while the villages' revealed placement on the eastern bank facing the Irish Sea have actually encouraged the establishment of wind power generation, amidst local dispute.
