Barrow-in-Furness (borough)
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| Borough of Barrow-in-Furness | |
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 Shown within Cumbria |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Admin. County: | Cumbria |
| Traditional County: | Lancashire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 272nd 77.87 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Barrow-in-Furness |
| ONS code: | 16UC |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 314th 70,100 900 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.2% White |
| Politics | |
 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | Labour / Conservative / Independent |
| MP: | John Hutton |
Barrow-in-Furness is a local government district and borough in Cumbria, England. It is named after its main town, Barrow-in-Furness. Other settlements include Dalton-in-Furness, Roose and Askam-in-Furness. It is the smallest borough in the county, but is the most densely populated, with 924 people per square kilometer. The population was 71,980 in 2001 [1]
The area covered by the district is at the edge of the Furness peninsula. It jolts into the Irish Sea, being north of Morecambe Bay and south of the Duddon Estuary. This area was historically part of Lancashire.
The current borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the former county borough of Barrow-in-Furness and the Dalton-in-Furness urban district.
In 2006, its council was fined £ 125 000 for violation of health and safety laws that lead to the deaths of seven people in the UK's worst outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. The council also became the UK's first public body to be charged with corporate manslaughter, but was found not guilty.
[edit] Areas/ Wards of Barrow Borough Council
Barrow-in-Furness total population 71,980
Barrow Island Ward 2,606
Central Ward 5,585
Dalton North Ward 6,599
Dalton South Ward 6,200
Hawcoat Ward 5,308
Hindpool Ward 5,515
Newbarns Ward 5,913
Ormsgill Ward 5,961
Parkside Ward 5,742
Risedale Ward 5,663
Roosecote Ward 5,501
Walney North Ward 5,604
Walney South Ward 5,784
The crest of Barrow in Furness features a bee and an arrow and is an example of a "punning" coat-of-arms.
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