Barrow-in-Furness
Britishnoun
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In Barrow-in-Furness, an impoverished shipbuilding town in northwestern England, a multibillion-dollar contract to build nuclear submarines has highlighted inequality and pulled workers from other professions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
A $5.4 billion submarine contract in Barrow-in-Furness, England, created thousands of jobs but caused worker shortages in other sectors and soaring real-estate prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
By the entrance to Furness General Hospital in Barrow-in-Furness sits a sculpture of a moon with 11 stars.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
In a statement ahead of a visit to Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria on Friday - where nuclear submarines are made - Sir Keir said Labour's commitment to the UK having nuclear weapons was "total".
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2024
Many years ago the Canada lock at Liverpool, the outer North lock at Birkenhead, the Ramsden lock and entrance at Barrow-in-Furness, and the Eure entrance at Havre, were given a width of 100 ft.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
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