Barrow-in-Furness
Proper noun
Meaning
Barrow-in-Furness
A town and borough in the Furness area of Cumbria, England, formerly in Lancashire. Commonly known as Barrow.
Examples
They were built by Vickers Armstrong in Barrow-in-Furness and Cammell Laird in Birkenhead between 1964 and 1968.
That, plus idle curiosity, prompted me to visit Barrow-in-Furness on the way back from Carlisle the other day, and in particular to take a look at the islands just off the Furness peninsula.