Askam in Furness
Askam and Ireleth is a civil parish close to Barrow-in-Furness in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it originally consisted of two separate coastal villages with different origins and histories which, in recent times, have merged to become one continuous settlement.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: James Cocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Town with 3,270 residents
- Description: village in Cumbria, England
- Also known as: “Askam”, “Askam in Furness, Cumbria”, and “Askam-in-Furness”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Askam railway station and Church of St Peter.
Askam railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Askam is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 6 miles north of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the villages of Askam-in-Furness and Ireleth in Cumbria.
Dalton Castle
Castle
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalton Castle is a grade I listed 14th-century peel tower situated in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. It was constructed by the monks of Furness Abbey for the protection of the nearby market town, and was the building from which the Abbot administered the area and dispensed justice. Dalton Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Askam in Furness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marton and Dalton-in-Furness.
Marton
Village
Photo: Miss Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marton is a village on the Furness peninsula in the county of Cumbria, England. It shares a church, a parish council and primary school with the nearby Lindal-in-Furness. Marton is situated 1½ miles east of Askam in Furness.
Dalton-in-Furness
Town
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Dalton-in-Furness is a town in the Westmorland and Furness district, in Cumbria, England, 4 miles north east of Barrow-in-Furness. Along with the rest of the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of Lancashire. Dalton-in-Furness is situated 2½ miles southeast of Askam in Furness.
Lindal-in-Furness
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lindal-in-Furness is a village on the Furness peninsula, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies eight miles to the north-east of Barrow-in-Furness, on the A590 trunk road. Lindal-in-Furness is situated 2½ miles southeast of Askam in Furness.
Askam in Furness
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Askam and Ireleth, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.18871° or 54° 11′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.20395° or 3° 12′ 14″ westPopulation
3,270Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB AIFOpen location code
9C6R5QQW+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4698971586OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Askam in Furness” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Askam in Furness”
- Polish: “Askam in Furness”
- Spanish: “Askam in Furness”
- Swedish: “Askam in Furness”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ireleth and Low Greenscow.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Askam and Askam Library.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Askam in Furness”. Photo: James Cocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.