'''Barrow in Furness''' is an industrial town in [[Cumbria]], north-west [[England]]. Formerly known for iron and steel making, it is also a shipbuilding town: the Vickers shipyard constructs nuclear [[submarine]]s and warships. Part of the town lies on Walney Island, connected by bridge to the mainland. | '''Barrow in Furness''' is an industrial town in [[Cumbria]], north-west [[England]]. Formerly known for iron and steel making, it is also a shipbuilding town: the Vickers shipyard constructs nuclear [[submarine]]s and warships. Part of the town lies on Walney Island, connected by bridge to the mainland. |