Biggar Sands
Biggar Sands is a locality in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Biggar Sands is situated nearby to the locality Dova Haw, as well as near Bent Haw Scar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dova Haw and St John’s Church.
Dova Haw
Islet
Dova Haw, also known as Crab Island, is a small islet that is one of the Islands of Furness. It is a small tidal island off the coast of Cumbria, England, 0.3 miles from Barrow Island and 0.6 miles from Walney Island, adjacent to the town of Barrow-in-Furness.
St John’s Church
Church
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St. John's Church is a church on Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The church was built in 1934-1935 of concrete with green slate roofs in a modern Byzantine style.
St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Walney
Church
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biggar and 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.
Vickerstown
Suburb
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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.
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.
Biggar Sands
Latitude
54.09169° or 54° 5′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.23864° or 3° 14′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6R3QR6+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 663467098OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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