Backbarrow
Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria.
- Type: Village with 512 residents
- Description: village in Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Backbarrow, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Lakeland Motor Museum and Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway.
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway is a 3.2-mile-long heritage railway in Cumbria, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haverthwaite and Newby Bridge.
Haverthwaite
Village
Bouth
Village
Backbarrow
- Category: locality
- Location: Haverthwaite, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.25544° or 54° 15′ 20″ north
Longitude
-2.98853° or 2° 59′ 19″ west
Population
512
Elevation
138 feet (42 metres)
Open location code
9C6V7246+5H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Backbarrow” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Backbarrow”
- Dutch: “Backbarrow”
- French: “Backbarrow”
- Irish: “Backbarrow”
- Polish: “Backbarrow”
- Spanish: “Backbarrow”
- Swedish: “Backbarrow”
- Urdu: “بیک بیرو”
- Welsh: “Backbarrow”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Low Brow Edge and High Brow Edge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cascades Health & Fitness Club and River Leven.
Cumbria: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness.
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