Borough of Barrow-in-Furness | |
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Coordinates (Barrow-In-Furness Town Centre): 54°06′42″N 3°13′34″W / 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 (2021) | 95.7% White British 1.4% White Other 1.4% Asian 0.8% Mixed Race 0.4% Black 0.4 Other |
Website | www |
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,[1] reducing to 69,087 at the 2011 Census.[2]
In July 2021 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced that in April 2023, Cumbria would be reorganised into two unitary authorities.[3] 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.[4]