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Furness, district, NW. Lancashire, bounded N. and E. by Westmorland, S. by Morecambe Bay, and W. by the Irish Sea and Cumberland; is part of the Lake District. The lordship of Furness (created by King Stephen, and given to Furness Abbey), is now the property of Duke of Buccleuch. See DALTON-IN-FURNESS.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place: | Furness |
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