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Barrow-in-Furness

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noun

  1. an industrial town in NW England, in S Cumbria. Pop: 47 194 (2001)

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The Dock Museum in Barrow-in-Furness has announced it will rebrand to the Dave Museum for the show in June in honour of the chef and presenter who died of cancer last year.

From BBC • May 11, 2025

A further two boats are under construction at BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

A "significant fire" has broken out at the BAE Systems nuclear submarine shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, police have said.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

He committed Labour to a "nuclear triple lock": continuing to build four new nuclear submarines in Barrow-in-Furness, maintaining Britain's at-sea deterrent, and delivering all future upgrades for submarine patrols.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024

It forms the greater part of the North Lonsdale parliamentary division of Lancashire, and contains the parliamentary borough of Barrow-in-Furness.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various