Askam Library
Askam Library is a library in Askam and Ireleth, Westmorland and Furness, England which is located on Lord Street. Askam Library is situated nearby to the community center Askam & Ireleth Community Centre, as well as near Askam railway station.- Opening hours:
Thursday and Friday: 2:00 PM—5:00 PM
Saturday—Wednesday: closed - Type: Library
- Address: Lord Street, Askam-in-Furness, LA16 7AQ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Askam railway station and Church of St Peter.
Askam railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Askam is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 6 miles north of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the villages of Askam-in-Furness and Ireleth in Cumbria.
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Peter is situated 3,100 feet east of Askam Library.
Dalton Castle
Castle
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalton Castle is a grade I listed 14th-century peel tower situated in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. It was constructed by the monks of Furness Abbey for the protection of the nearby market town, and was the building from which the Abbot administered the area and dispensed justice. Dalton Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Askam Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Askam in Furness and Marton.
Askam in Furness
Town
Photo: James Cocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Askam and Ireleth is a civil parish close to Barrow-in-Furness in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it originally consisted of two separate coastal villages with different origins and histories which, in recent times, have merged to become one continuous settlement.
Marton
Village
Photo: Miss Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marton is a village on the Furness peninsula in the county of Cumbria, England. It shares a church, a parish council and primary school with the nearby Lindal-in-Furness. Marton is situated 1½ miles east of Askam Library.
Dalton-in-Furness
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalton-in-Furness is a town in the Westmorland and Furness district, in Cumbria, England, 4 miles north east of Barrow-in-Furness. Along with the rest of the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of Lancashire. Dalton-in-Furness is situated 2½ miles southeast of Askam Library.
Askam Library
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Askam and Ireleth, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.18852° or 54° 11′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.20547° or 3° 12′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C6R5QQV+CROpenStreetMap ID
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