Vickerstown
Vickerstown is an area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, covered by the wards of Walney North and Walney South. It is an example of a model village built for workers by a company needing to expand, having been constructed in the early 20th century by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Walney and Walney Bridge.
St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Walney
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary the Virgin's Church is located on the Promenade, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness. Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Barrow, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Walney Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walney Bridge, officially Jubilee Bridge, is a bascule bridge in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Completed in 1908, it spans Walney Channel, linking Barrow Island to Walney Island.
Dock Museum
Museum
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dock Museum is situated in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Most of its exhibits concern the history of the town, focusing on the shipbuilding industry at VSEL, the steelworks industry — of which Barrow once had the world's largest, the Furness Railway and the World War II bombings of the town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrow-in-Furness and North Scale.
Barrow-in-Furness
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Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport in Cumbria, at the tip of the Furness peninsula. Many visitors come to Barrow for the Dock Museum, which tells the history of steelworks, the shipyard and the Barrow Blitz.
North Scale
Village
North Scale is a village and one of only four settlements on the Isle of Walney, Cumbria, England. It is the northernmost settlement, lying a mile north of Vickerstown.
Biggar
Village
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Biggar is a village towards the south of Walney Island in Cumbria, England. Along with the village of North Scale, it is the oldest settlement on the island. Biggar is situated 1½ miles south of Vickerstown.
Vickerstown
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.10626° or 54° 6′ 23″ northLongitude
-3.24955° or 3° 14′ 58″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
9C6R4Q42+G5OpenStreetMap ID
node 6060837452OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“Vickerstown” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vickerstown”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Columba’s Church and St Columba’s Catholic Primary School.
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