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  2. Walney Island - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. Walney Aerodrome - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Islands of Furness - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Escape from Tarkov - Wikipedia

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    Escape from Tarkov is a multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video game in development by Battlestate Games for Microsoft Windows. The game is set in the fictional Norvinsk region in northwestern Russia , where a war is taking place between two private military companies (United Security "USEC" and the Battle Encounter Assault Regiment ...

  6. Earnse Bay - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  7. Vickerstown - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Furness - Wikipedia

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    Off the southern tip of Furness is Walney Island, 11 miles (18 kilometres) long, as well as several smaller islands. The Borough of Barrow-in-Furness , which developed when the Furness iron industry flourished in the 19th century, is the region's largest settlement, with a population of over 91,000. [ 3 ]

  9. Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route - Wikipedia

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    103 miles (166 km) Walney to Barnard Castle Near Tan Hill. From Walney Island in the Irish Sea it goes on to the industrial port of Barrow-in; It then runs through the Furness peninsula, passing towns such as Ulverston and the picturesque Grange-Over-Sands where the route follows the Promenade.