Barrow-in-Furness (borough)
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| Borough of Barrow-in-Furness | |
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 Shown within Cumbria | |
| 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 () - Density | Ranked {{EnglishDistrictRank / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.2% White |
| Politics | |
 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | |
| MP: | John Hutton |
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 Dalton-in-Furness.
| Districts of North West England |
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| Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre | |
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Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |
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