Barrow-in-Furness
town and seaport in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
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Summary
Barrow-in-Furness is a town[1]. Barrow-in-Furness ranks in the top 0.77% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,596 views/month, #73 of 9,456).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Barrow[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Postal code: LA14[5]
- Commons category: Barrow-in-Furness[6]
- Local dialing code: 01229[7]
- OS grid reference: SD198690[8]
- Coordinate location: 54.11083333333333, -3.2263888888888888[9]
- Official website: http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Barrow-in-Furness[11]
- Commons gallery: Barrow-in-Furness[12]
- Population: 55,489[13]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16]
- Capital of: Barrow-in-Furness[17], County Borough of Barrow in Furness[18]
- Category for people born here: Q17199219[19]
- Category for people who died here: Q60931688[20]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Barrow-in-Furness[21]
- Different from: Barrow-in-Furness[22]
- Area: 77.87[23]
- Historic county: Lancashire[24]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Barrow-in-Furness include Barrow-in-Furness railway station[25], a railway station[26], in United Kingdom[27].
Why It Matters
Barrow-in-Furness has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Barrow-in-Furness is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for Barrow-in-Furness include Barrow-in-Furness railway station[25], a railway station[26], in United Kingdom[27].