Geography
Barrow is situated at the tip of the Furness peninsula on the north-western edge of Morecambe Bay, south of the Duddon Estuary and east of the Irish Sea. The town centre and major industrial areas sit on a fairly flat coastal shelf, with a gentle incline leading away from the coast. Ten miles to the north-east is the southern boundary of the Lake District National Park. Barrow is the only major urban area in south Cumbria, with other nearby settlements including Dalton-in-Furness, Ulverston, Askam-in-Furness and Millom. Barrow is less than 20 miles from the mathematical centre point of the United Kingdom near Lancaster, Lancashire.
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