River Lune to the Irish Sea at Glasson Dock. In 1847 the Commissioners built a pair of lighthouses near Cockersand Abbey to help guide ships into the port. The lower lighthouse, known as the Plover Scar Lighthouse, (sometimes called Abbey lighthouse) still stands on Plover Scar, and it remains operational. The old high light, a square wooden tower, was demolished in 1954; but the former keepers' cottage, built alongside the high light, can still be seen. Lancaster (and hence also Lancashire) is named after the Lune. The name of the ancient hundred of Lonsdale is also derived from the river. The river
Jump River (town), Wisconsin 1904. In 1923, the Town of Jump River was established with its current boundaries. In 1933 the cut-over east edge of the town of Jump River was designated part of the Chequamegon National Forest In 2007 an area in the southeast corner was designated the "Bear Creek Hemlocks State Natural Area". Among a variety of flora, it contains two stands of old-growth hemlock. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 311 people, 118 households, and 82