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Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness proper noun: a town in Barrow parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, historically in Lancashire and commonly known as Barrow (OS grid ref SD1969).

Proper noun

Barrow-in-Furness

  1. A town in Barrow parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, historically in Lancashire and commonly known as Barrow (OS grid ref SD1969).
  2. A former local government district (the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness) in Cumbria, abolished 1 April 2023 and replaced by Barrow Town Council in Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area.

Questions about Barrow-in-Furness

What does Barrow-in-Furness mean?
Barrow-in-Furness means a town in Barrow parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, historically in Lancashire and commonly known as Barrow (OS grid ref SD1969).
What part of speech is Barrow-in-Furness?
Barrow-in-Furness is a proper noun.

Words near Barrow-in-Furness in the dictionary

  1. Barrow's goldeneye
  2. Barrow's goldeneyes
  3. barrow-boy
  4. barrow-boys
  5. barrow-hog
  6. Barrow-in-Furness
  7. barrow-pig
  8. barrow-way
  9. barrow-ways
  10. Barrowden
  11. Barrowe

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