Sheep Island (England)

Sheep Island is an uninhabited grassy island of around 15 acres (6 ha), located just over ¹⁄₄ mile (400 m) from the shore of Walney Island, opposite Snab Point. It is one of the Islands of Furness and is in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria in north-west England. The island's geographic location is, using the British national grid reference system, SD215639.

Sheep Island is accessible on foot at low tide from either Walney, or from Piel Island - a distance of about a mile (approx. 1.5 km). The island is uninhabited and there is no shelter. Between 1892 and 1922 it included a small isolation hospital located within a wooden building, which was erected by Barrow Borough Council at a cost of £257 but seldom used.

Coordinates: 54°4′N 3°12′W / 54.067°N 3.200°W / 54.067; -3.200

Districts and Wards of the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness

Main settlements	Barrow-in-Furness Dalton-in-Furness

Districts	Askam Biggar Foulney Island Holbeck Ireleth Lindal Marton Newton North Scale Piel Island Port Rampside Roa Island Roanhead Salthouse Sheep Island Vickerstown Yarlside

Wards	Barrow Island Central Barrow Dalton North Dalton South Hawcoat Hindpool Newbarns Ormsgill Parkside Risedale Roose Walney North Walney South

Borough of Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria North West England United Kingdom

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