Borough of Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness was a local government district with borough status in Cumbria, England. It was named after its main town, Barrow-in-Furness. Other settlements included Dalton-in-Furness and Askam-in-Furness. It was the smallest district in Cumbria, but the most densely populated, with 924 people per square kilometre. The population was 71,980 in 2001, reducing to 69,087 at the 2011 Census.
Borough of Barrow-in-Furness | |
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Borough and non-metropolitan district | |
Skyline of Barrow-in-Furness | |
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| Coordinates (Barrow-In-Furness Town Centre): 54.11155°N 3.22614°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| Ceremonial county | Cumbria |
| Historic county | Lancashire |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Abolished | 31 March 2023 |
| Admin. HQ | Barrow Town Hall, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Government | |
| • Type | Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council |
| • Leadership: | Alternative – Sec.31 |
| • MPs: | Simon Fell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.08 sq mi (77.90 km2) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 67,375 |
| • Density | 2,200/sq mi (860/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| Area code | 01229 |
| ONS code | 16UC (ONS) E07000027 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity (2011) | 97.1% White British 0.9% White Other 0.9% Asian 0.5% Mixed Race 0.1% Black 0.1% Other |
| Website | www |
In July 2021 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced that in April 2023, Cumbria would be reorganised into two unitary authorities. On 1 April 2023, Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council was abolished and its functions transferred to the new authority Westmorland and Furness, which also covers the former districts of Eden and South Lakeland.