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 in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Constructed during a period of Scottish raids on Furness, it served as the administrative and judicial centre of the lordship of Furness Abbey, functioning as a courthouse and prison as well as a defensive structure. 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″ north

Longitude

-3.20547° or 3° 12′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C6R5QQV+CR

OpenStreetMap ID

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