Furness Abbey, Barrow In Furness, LA13 0PG

Furness Abbey is a locality within Barrow-in-Furness, a town that was once a small hamlet in the parish of Dalton-in-Furness during the Middle Ages. The area is historically linked to the nearby Furness Abbey and is now on the outskirts of the town. Furness itself is a peninsula and region of Cumbria, England, which together with the Cartmel Peninsula forms North Lonsdale. Historically it was an exclave of Lancashire until 1 April 2023, when it became part of the new unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. The locality falls within the postal district LA 13, indicating its placement within the broader Barrow-in-Furness area. The best available description identifies the area as part of Barrow-in-Furness and notes its historical and geographic context within Cumbria.