The vice chairman of volunteer group Furness Abbey Fellowship said they disagreed the move was the "best way forward".

A bus driver from Barrow has described how his passion for history has driven him to re-discover long-lost Medieval stained glass fragments ...

A pretty part of the UK is known for its beautiful scenery has now been revealed as being one of the most affordable places to live. Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria is known for its green landscapes and ...

Read more: Gill Jepson's A Potted History of Barrow and District | The Mail The book details: "The Furness peninsula is still a largely rural area, and Furness Abbey is now a ruin, but the town of ...

A CUMBRIAN area including parts of the Lake District has been named as the most affordable place to live and work in England and Wales, with ...

Furness Abbey, on the outskirts of Barrow, Cumbria, was founded about 900 years ago and was the first of England's "greater monasteries" to be dissolved during Henry VIII's religious reforms.

READ MORE: Barrow residents defend town in YouTube video seen by 100,000+ people The town itself also boasts some unique architecture, historical sites such as Furness Abbey, beautifully wild ...