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Newbarns

Newbarns is an area and electoral ward of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.

Newbarns
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The place

Newbarns is an area and electoral ward of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is bordered by Hawcoat, Parkside, Risedale and Roose, the local population stood at 5,515 in 2001, decreasing to 5,487 at the 2011 Census.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Newbarns

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.

    1.3 km · abbey in Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    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.

    3.5 km · Grade I listed local museum in Dalton Town with Newton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria , England, UK · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    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.

    3.4 km · church in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    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.

    2.3 km · theatre, media and arts centre in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    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.

    1.9 km · building in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    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.

    1.1 km · bridge in Barrow, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    St Mary the Virgin's Church, Walney

    St Mary the Virgin's Church is located on the Promenade, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness. Cumbria, England.

    3.7 km · church at Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness. Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Walney Bridge

    Walney Bridge, officially Jubilee Bridge, is a bascule bridge in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Completed in 1908, it spans Walney Channel, linking Barrow Island to Walney Island.

    3.4 km · bridge in Barrow-in-Furness · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Ramsden Hall

    Ramsden Hall located at 48 Abbey Road in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England is a Grade II listed former public bath house. Funded by industrialist and local mayor Sir James Ramsden it was constructed in 1872 and was relatively small in comparison to other public baths in Barrow.

    2.2 km · building in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Cooke's Building

    Cooke's Building is a Grade II listed building located at 104 Abbey Road in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Designed by Howard Evans for businessman Henry Whiteside, Cooke's Building was built in 1875.

    1.9 km · building in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Newbarns

Airports
Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 91 km · Isle of Man (IOM), 93 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 105 km
Stations
Barrow-in-Furness railway station, 1.8 km · Roose railway station, 1.2 km · Dalton railway station, 3.5 km · Furness Abbey railway station, 1.4 km · Port of Barrow, 2.6 km
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Newbarns

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 Newbarns. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    204 km
  2. 02
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    239 km
  3. 03
    Isle of JuraGB

    10 ways of moving, 19 sources

    265 km
  4. 04
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    342 km
  5. 05
    Isle of CollGB

    7 ways of moving, 16 sources

    350 km

If you know how people move in Newbarns – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Newbarns

Newbarns is 52 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 Kingdom2.3 km
  • Dalton-in-Furnesstown in Dalton Town with Newton, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England3.5 km
  • Dalton Town with Newtoncivil parish in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England3.7 km
  • Barrow Islandarea and electoral ward in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK3.2 km
  • Leecevillage in Cumbria, United Kingdom2.8 km
  • Dendronvillage in Cumbria, England, UK3 km