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Walney, Isle of, island and eccl. dist., Dalton in Furness par., N. Lancashire, adjacent to Barrow in Furness, pop. 529; P.O.; is separated from Lower Furness by a narrow strait, and is 8 miles long and 1 mile wide; on SE. point is Walney Lighthouse, 60 ft. high, with revolving light 70ft. above high water and seen 13m.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Dalton in Furness Parish Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place names: | ISLE OF WALNEY | WALNEY | WALNEY ISLE OF |
| Place: | Walney |
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