Barrow-in-Furness Totally Explained

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Islands

The town is sheltered from the Irish Sea by Walney Island, a 10 mile (20 km) long island connected to the mainland by the Bascule type Jubilee bridge. About 13,000 live on the isle's various settlements, mostly in Vickerstown, which was build to house workers in the rapidly expanding shipyard. Another significant island which lay in the Walney channel is Barrow Island, but following the filling of the channel to create land for the yard is now directly connected to the town. Other islands which lie close to Barrow are Piel Island, whose castle protected the harbour from marauding Scots, Sheep Island, Roa Island and Foulney Island.

Climate

Demographics

Population
Total
71,980
of which:
Male		35,092
Female		36,888
by age:
0-15	16-74	75+
14,993	51,228	5,759

Population
Barrow changed from a having a population in the low thousands in the early 1800s to a fully fledged town of 60,000 in less than twenty years. Since the start of the 20th century the population of the town has gradually diminished to just under 60,000. The Barrow council district, which includes the surrounding area, has a population of 71,980 according to the most recent census, placing it 326th out of the 376 local authorities in England and Wales (however a population density of 900 per km² Barrow ranks 147th out of 376).

Year	801	811	831	851	861	871	881	891
Population	1,958	2,078	2,702	4,684	22,513	40,343	58,172	62,694

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