Practice tower
Practice tower is a building in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Practice tower is situated nearby to the fire station Barrow & South Area Office, as well as near County Police Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Barrow-in-Furness railway station and St James’ Church, Barrow-in-Furness.
Barrow-in-Furness railway station
Railway station
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Barrow-in-Furness is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line and Furness Line, 85+1⁄2 miles south-west of Carlisle and 34+3⁄4 miles north-west of Lancaster, in the town of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Barrow-in-Furness railway station is situated 3,600 feet southeast of Practice tower.
St James’ Church, Barrow-in-Furness
Church
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St. James Church located on Blake Street in Barrow-in-Furness, belongs to the Church of England's Diocese of Carlisle within the ecclesiastical Province of York. The present church building dates from the mid-19th century and is Grade II* listed. St James’ Church, Barrow-in-Furness is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Practice tower.
Barrow/Walney Island Airport
Aerodrome
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Walney Aerodrome is located on Walney Island, 1.5 NM northwest of the centre of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The airport is owned by BAE Systems, who operate private communication flights to locations across the United Kingdom and expanded the airport with new infrastructure and terminal buildings in 2019.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Scale and Barrow-in-Furness.
North Scale
Village
North Scale is a village and one of only four settlements on the Isle of Walney, Cumbria, England. It is the northernmost settlement, lying a mile north of Vickerstown.
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.
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.
Practice tower
Latitude
54.12445° or 54° 7′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.23997° or 3° 14′ 24″ westLevels
6Open location code
9C6R4QF6+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 370335145OpenStreetMap feature
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