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Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness, the Glossary

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Barrow-in-Furness port and shipyard
Districts of Barrow-in-Furness
Former islands of England
Islands of Furness
Protected areas of Cumbria
Wards of Barrow-in-Furness

A590 road

The A590 is a trunk road in southern Cumbria, in the north-west of England.

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Associated British Ports

Associated British Ports owns and operates 21 ports in the United Kingdom, managing around 25 per cent of the UK's sea-borne trade.

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BAE Systems Submarines,BAE Systems Submarine Solutions was split out from BAE Systems Marine and operated as such until January 2012. Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness and BAE Systems Submarines are Barrow-in-Furness port and shipyard.

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Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)

Barrow and Furness, formerly known as Barrow-in-Furness, is a UK Parliament constituency in Cumbria.

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Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness is a port town and civil parish (as just "Barrow") in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England.

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Barrow-in-Furness Tramways Company

The Barrow-in-Furness Tramways Company operated a tramway service in Barrow-in-Furness between 1885 and 1932.

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British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War

British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War entailed a large-scale division of military and civilian mobilisation in response to the threat of invasion (Operation Sea Lion) by German armed forces in 1940 and 1941.

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British hardened field defences of World War II

British hardened field defences of World War II were small fortified structures constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations.

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Central Barrow

Central Barrow refers both to the town centre of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England and to the electoral ward that roughly covers the eastern part of that town centre. Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness and Central Barrow are wards of Barrow-in-Furness.

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Cumbria

Cumbria is a ceremonial county in North West England.

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Devonshire Buildings

The Devonshire Buildings are two adjacent apartment buildings in the Barrow Island area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness and Devonshire Buildings are Barrow-in-Furness port and shipyard.

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Devonshire Dock

Devonshire Dock is the oldest of the four docks which make up the Port of Barrow in Barrow-in-Furness, England.

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Devonshire Dock Hall

Devonshire Dock Hall (often abbreviated to DDH) is a large indoor shipbuilding and assembly complex that forms part of the BAE Systems shipyard in the Barrow Island area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness and Devonshire Dock Hall are Barrow-in-Furness port and shipyard.

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Dock

The word dock in American English refers to one or a group of human-made structures that are involved in the handling of boats or ships (usually on or near a shore).

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Dreadnought-class submarine

The Dreadnought class is the future replacement for the Royal Navy's ''Vanguard'' class of ballistic missile submarines.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Govan

Govan (Cumbric: Gwovan; Scots: Gouan; Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghobhainn) is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest Glasgow, Scotland.

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Hindpool

Hindpool is an area and electoral ward of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness and Hindpool are districts of Barrow-in-Furness and wards of Barrow-in-Furness.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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Island Road railway station

Island Road railway station (also known as Barrow Shipyard and locally simply as Shipyard station) was a railway station at the centre of Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness, England which operated between 1899 and 1967.

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Islands of Furness

The Islands of Furness are situated to the south-west and east of the Furness Peninsula.

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Marconi Electronic Systems

Marconi Electronic Systems (MES), or GEC-Marconi as it was until 1998, was the defence arm of General Electric Company (GEC).

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Michaelson Road Bridge

Michaelson Road Bridge is a road bridge connecting Central Barrow to Barrow Island in south Cumbria, England.

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Old Norse

Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages.

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Port of Barrow

The Port of Barrow refers to the enclosed dock system within the town of Barrow-in-Furness, England. Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness and Port of Barrow are Barrow-in-Furness port and shipyard.

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Ramsden Dock railway station

Ramsden Dock railway station (also known as Barrow Island and officially as Barrow Ramsden Dock) was the terminus of the Furness Railway's Ramsden Dock Branch in Barrow-in-Furness, England.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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The Secret Millionaire

The Secret Millionaire is a reality television show which originated in the UK, in which millionaires go incognito into impoverished communities and agree to give away tens of thousands of pounds (or tens of thousands of dollars in the US and Australian versions).

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The Waterfront Barrow-in-Furness

The Waterfront Barrow-in-Furness is a £200 million development under construction in and around the Port of Barrow, England. Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness and the Waterfront Barrow-in-Furness are Barrow-in-Furness port and shipyard.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering

Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited (VSEL) was a shipbuilding company based at Barrow-in-Furness, England that built warships, civilian ships, submarines and armaments. Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness and Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering are Barrow-in-Furness port and shipyard.

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VSEL Heavy Engineering Workshop

The VSEL Heavy Engineering Workshop located at Michaelson Road in the Barrow Island area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England is a Grade II listed former ammunitions workshop that belonged to Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering. Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness and VSEL Heavy Engineering Workshop are Barrow-in-Furness port and shipyard.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrow_Island,_Barrow-in-Furness

Also known as Barrow Island (England), Barrow Island (Lancashire), Barrow Island, England.

Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness, the Glossary

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Barrow-in-Furness port and shipyard

Districts of Barrow-in-Furness

Former islands of England

Islands of Furness

Protected areas of Cumbria

Wards of Barrow-in-Furness

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