Roa Island
Roa Island is an island in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Roa Island is situated nearby to the locality Beacon Hill, as well as near the village Rampside.Places of Interest
Highlights include Watch Tower and Tower House.
Barrow Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Ercesuzan, Public domain.
Barrow Lifeboat Station is located on Roa Island, near the town of Barrow in Furness, formerly part of Lancashire, but now in Cumbria. A lifeboat was first stationed at Barrow-in-Furness by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1864.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roa Island and Rampside.
Roa Island
Village
Photo: Malcolm Carruthers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roa Island lies just over half a mile south of the village of Rampside at the southernmost point of the Furness Peninsula in Cumbria, formerly in the county of Lancashire north of the sands.
Rampside
Village
Photo: Vishnumukundan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rampside is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is located a few miles south-east of the town of Barrow-in-Furness, in the north-western corner of Morecambe Bay on the Furness peninsula.
Headin Haw
Locality
Headin Haw, also spelled Headen Haw, is part of the Islands of Furness. It is a small tidal island approximately 200 metres off the coast of Cumbria, England, adjacent to the town of Barrow-in-Furness. Headin Haw is situated 2 miles northwest of Roa Island.
Roa Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.07482° or 54° 4′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.17544° or 3° 10′ 32″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C6R3RFF+WRGeoNames ID
13285589
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