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Backbarrow
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Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria.
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- Locality
- Backbarrow
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 512
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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- Backbarrow Ironworks - geograph.org.uk - 97380.jpg
- Dialing code
- 015395
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- Backbarrow
- OS grid reference
- SD355849
- postal code
- LA12
- P8168
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Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria.
==History== thumb|left|Remains of Backbarrow ironworks Backbarrow probably grew during the Elizabethan period, due to the corn mills that were built along the river. Earlier mills at the site had been owned by Furness Abbey, which by this time had been dissolved. Development increased due to the iron furnace that was built in Backbarrow in 1711. The furnace has been described as the first efficient blast furnace. The cotton mills continued to grow in size during the Victorian period.
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