Duddon furnace
The Duddon furnace is a surviving charcoal-fuelled blast furnace near Broughton-in-Furness in Cumbria. It is on the west side of the River Duddon in the parish of Millom and formerly in Cumberland.Photo: MaltaGC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: blast furnace in Millom Without, Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Duddon Furnace”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Broughton-in-Furness and Black Cock Inn.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Broughton-in-Furness
Church
Photo: Nick George, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary Magdalene's Church is in Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Broughton-in-Furness is situated 1 mile southeast of Duddon furnace.
Black Cock Inn
Hotel
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Black Cock Inn is a hotel, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Duddon furnace.
Duddon Hall
House
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Duddon Hall is a house, which is situated 1 mile north of Duddon furnace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broughton-in-Furness and Foxfield.
Broughton-in-Furness
Town
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broughton in Furness is a market town in the civil parish of Broughton West in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It had a population of 529 at the 2011 Census.
Foxfield
Village
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Foxfield is a village on the west coast of Cumbria, England, in the Furness district that was part of Lancashire from 1182 to 1974. It lies on the Duddon Estuary, just outside the Lake District National Park, around ten miles to the north-east of Barrow-in-Furness and one mile out of Broughton-in-Furness. Foxfield is situated 2 miles southeast of Duddon furnace.
Broughton Mills
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broughton Mills is a village in Cumbria, England, located 2 miles from the larger town of Broughton-in-Furness. The village consists of about 40 households, a phonebox, church and a pub called the Blacksmiths Arms. Broughton Mills is situated 2 miles northeast of Duddon furnace.
Duddon furnace
- Categories: blast furnace and historic site
- Location: Broughton West, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.28402° or 54° 17′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.2355° or 3° 14′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C6R7QM7+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 1840023594OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q5311681
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In Other Languages
“Duddon furnace” goes by many names.
- French: “Haut fourneau de Duddon”
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