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Walney Island, [1] also known as the Isle of Walney, is an island off the west coast of England, at the western end of Morecambe Bay in the Irish Sea.Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is part of Barrow-in-Furness, separated from the mainland by Walney Channel, which is spanned by the Jubilee Bridge.
Walney Aerodrome (IATA: BWF, ICAO: EGNL) (formerly RAF Walney Island) is located on Walney Island, 1.5 NM (1.7 mi; 2.8 km) northwest of the centre of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The airport is owned by BAE Systems , who operate private communication flights to locations across the United Kingdom and expanded the airport with new ...
The wind farms were developed by Walney (UK) Offshore Windfarms Limited, a partnership between DONG Energy and Scottish and Southern Energy. [3] The farms, which are immediately northwest of the West of Duddon Sands Wind Farm and west of Ormonde Wind Farm , are in water depths ranging from 19m to 23m and cover an area of approximately 73 km 2 .
Vickerstown is an area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, covered by the wards of Walney North and Walney South.It is an example of a model village built for workers by a company needing to expand, having been constructed in the early 20th century by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering.
They are generally quite small, though at 12.99 km 2 Walney Island is the eighth biggest in England. Of these, only Walney Island , Barrow Island , Roa Island and Piel Island are inhabited. The majority of the islands lay within the boundary of the former Borough of Barrow-in-Furness , with some 15,000 residents constituting 20% of the district ...
West of Duddon Sands Wind Farm (WoDS), occasionally also known as West Duddon Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south west of Walney Island off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness [1] in Cumbria, in the Irish Sea, England. It was developed by Scottish Power and Ørsted A/S.
Earnse Bay (also known as 'West Shore') is a sand and shingle beach located along the western side of Walney Island in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Along with Sandy Gap and Biggar Bank, Earnse Bay forms a more or less continuous stretch of eight miles of coastline. [1]
Walney North was one of two wards on Walney Island in the borough of Westmorland and Furness, North West England. The 2001 UK census showed 5,604 people were living in the area, reducing to 5,304 at the 2011 Census. [1] Walney North consists of several settlements including North Walney, North Scale and the northern area of Vickerstown.