“Backbarrow, Furnace ‘Lid’ etc”

£29.00

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Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria. The village probably grew during the 16th century, due to the corn mills that were built along the river. Earlier mills at the site had been owned by Furness Abbey, which by this time had been dissolved. Its development increased due to the iron furnace that was built in Backbarrow in 1711. The furnace has been described as the first efficient blast furnace