Which island lies off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness?
Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness Barrow Island is an area and electoral ward of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Originally separate from the British mainland, land reclamation in the 1860s saw the northern fringes of the island connect to Central Barrow. Barrow Island is also bound to the south and east by the town's dock system and to the west by Walney Channel. The Ward population taken at the 2011 census was 2,616. The name of the town of Barrow-in-Furness is believed to derive from the Norse word "Barrae", meaning "Bare Island", which actually referred to Barrow Island. Since the 1860s the island has
Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness forms a major part of the Port of Barrow, owned by Associated British Ports. A large portion of the Waterfront Barrow-in-Furness is planned to be constructed on Barrow Island. The urbanisation of Barrow Island came about entirely as a result of the booming shipyard. Many of the existing shipyard buildings were constructed by VSEL, including the huge Heavy Engineering Workshop and Devonshire Dock Hall complex. Despite this, current owners, BAE Systems, have ambitious expansion plans on Barrow Island associated with the Trident successor programme. Barrow Island itself is a conservation area, while many of the shipyard buildings are listed buildings,