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Dalton in Furness

Dalton-in-Furness is a town in the Westmorland and Furness district, in Cumbria, England, 4 miles (6 km) north east of Barrow-in-Furness.

Dalton in Furness
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The place

Dalton-in-Furness is a town in the Westmorland and Furness district, in Cumbria, England, 4 miles (6 km) north east of Barrow-in-Furness. Along with the rest of the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of Lancashire. It is in the parish of Dalton Town with Newton, alongside the nearby hamlet of Newton-in-Furness. In 2011 it had a population of 7,827.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Dalton in Furness

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Furness Abbey

    Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness, is a former monastery located to the north of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.

    2.3 km · abbey in Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Gleaston Castle

    Gleaston Castle is a medieval building in a valley about 1 kilometre north-east of the village of Gleaston. The village lies between the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness in the Furness peninsula, Cumbria, England.

    4 km · 14th-century enclosure castle in England · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Dalton Castle

    Dalton Castle is a Grade I listed 14th-century peel tower in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Constructed during a period of Scottish raids on Furness, it served as the administrative and judicial centre of the lordship of Furness Abbey, functioning as a courthouse and prison as well as a defensive structure.

    400 m · Grade I listed local museum in Dalton Town with Newton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria , England, UK · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    St Mary and St Michael's Church, Great Urswick

    St Mary and St Michael's Church is in the village of Great Urswick, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.

    3.9 km · church in Great Urswick, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Bow Bridge

    Bow Bridge is a late medieval multi-span bridge located near Furness Abbey in Cumbria and built in the 1500s. It is made of local red sandstone stone and crosses Mill Beck.

    2.4 km · bridge in Barrow, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    St Mary's Church, Dalton-in-Furness

    St Mary's Church is in the town of Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.

    400 m · church in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    The Forum

    The Forum was a theatre, media and arts centre located in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The complex was home to an adaptable auditorium and stage, several conference and function rooms, Barrow's main tourist information centre and a Costa Coffee outlet.

    5.6 km · theatre, media and arts centre in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    The Duke of Edinburgh Hotel

    The Duke of Edinburgh Hotel is a 4-star luxury hotel located on Abbey Road in Barrow-in-Furness, England. The building itself was built from 1871, opening in 1873 and was granted grade II status in 1976.

    5.1 km · building in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    South Lakes Safari Zoo

    South Lakes Safari Zoo was a 51-acre zoo established in 1994 by David Gill, and located in Cumbria, England. Its name refers to its proximity to the Lake District, though it lies entirely within the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness on the outskirts of Dalton.

    1.6 km · British Zoo · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    St Michael's Church, Pennington

    St Michael's Church is in the village of Pennington, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.

    4.9 km · church in Pennington, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Dalton in Furness

Airports
Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 94 km · Isle of Man (IOM), 94 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 104 km
Stations
Roose railway station, 4.5 km · Barrow-in-Furness railway station, 4.9 km · Askam railway station, 4.1 km · Dalton railway station, 200 m · Furness Abbey railway station, 2.2 km
  • Liverpool → Dalton in Furness
    84 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · £14–19
  • Leeds, West Yorkshire → Dalton in Furness
    114 km · quickest by road, 3h · £14–19
  • Manchester, Greater Manchester → Dalton in Furness
    97 km · quickest by road, 2h 27m · £14–19
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Dalton in Furness

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Dalton in Furness. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
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    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    202 km
  2. 02
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    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

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  3. 03
    Isle of JuraGB

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  4. 04
    LundyGB

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  5. 05
    Isle of CollGB

    7 ways of moving, 16 sources

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Around it

Next door to Dalton in Furness

Dalton in Furness is 54 km from Preston, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Barrow-in-Furnesstown and seaport in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom5.7 km
  • Penningtonvillage and civil parish in Cumbria, United Kingdom4.5 km
  • Askam and Irelethcivil parish in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England4.1 km
  • Aldinghamvillage and civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK6 km
  • Urswickcivil parish in Cumbria, UK4.4 km
  • Dalton Town with Newtoncivil parish in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England300 m