Furness

Furness is a peninsula in south Cumbria, England. Historically, it was, though she Morecambe Bay lies to the north, part of Lancashire.

The area is divided into Low Furness and High Furness. Low Furness is the actual peninsula, which borders on the Morecambe Bay and the Irish Sea. In front of the mainland, the islands Walney, Piel and Roa Iceland Iceland, as well as three small uninhabited islands. The traditionally an island called Barrow Iceland in 1980 connected by filling the Devonshire Dock with the town of Barrow -in- Furness. High Furness is located in the north of the peninsula itself. High Furness part of the largest part of the Lake District National Park and is bounded by Lake Windermere. The town of Barrow -in- Furness is the center of the area in which a total of approximately 100,000 people. Other places of the region are Ulverston, Coniston, Broughton -in- Furness, Cartmel, Dalton-in- Furness, Askam -in- Furness and Ireleth.

History

Furness has long been a border area between England and Scotland, and it was not until the late Middle Ages wandered the border to the north, the area was pacified and came under the influence of the monks of Furness Abbey.

During Low Furness was difficult to access and secluded, vacationers came from the late 18th century to High Furness, it was in the 19th century by John Ruskin definitely a tourist destination to its popularity the works of William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter also contributed.

In the mid-19th century. was discovered in Askam -in- Furness, the first iron ore in the region. The Furness Railway was built in order to transport the ore, that was the first reliable connection of Low Furness with the rest of England. Large steel works were written in Furness.

Furness belongs since 1974 to Cumbria.

54.27004 - 3.08853Koordinaten: 54 ° 16 ' 12 " N, 3 ° 5' 19 " W

• Geography ( Cumbria )
• Peninsula ( Europe)
• Peninsula (England)
• Peninsula ( Irish Sea)