Map sources for Backbarrow at grid reference SD355849

Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 8 km norteast of Ulverston in the Furness region of the county of Cumbria. Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Ulverston Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Ulverston Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... Yosemite National Park in the United States. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... For other rivers of the same name see: River Leven, County Durham River Leven, Cumbria, in the historic county of Lancashire River Leven, North Yorkshire The River Leven is a stretch of water in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, flowing from Loch Lomond in the North to the River Clyde in the... Map sources for Ulverston at grid reference SD285780 Arms of Ulverston Town Council Ulverston is a market town in the (administrative) county of Cumbria in north-west England. ... Furness is a peninsula in north-west England. ... Cumbria is a administrative county located in the northwest area of England. ...

Backbarrow probably grew during the Elizabethan period, due to the corn mills that were built along the rive. Earlier mills at the stie had been owned by Furness Abbey, which by this time had been dissolved. Development increased due to the iron furnace that was built in Backbarrow in 1711. The cotton mills continued to grow in size during the Victorian period. The Elizabethan Era is the period associated with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) and is often considered to be a golden age in English history. ... Categories: Cistercians | Ruins | England | Stub ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ...

In 1868, an extension of the Furness Railway was built through the village, to transport iron and products from the mills. Though the line was closed in the early twentieth century with the demise of the ironworks, the section from Haverthwaite to Lakeside, Cumbria, which passes through Backbarrow, remains open as a heritage railway (see Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway). 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Furness Railway was one of the constituent companies of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the Railways Act 1921. ... Haverthwaite is a small village in the Lake District region of Cumbria. ... Lakeside is at the south end of Lake Windermere, Lancashire, England. ... A scene on a heritage railway. ... Fairburn tank 42085 at Lakeside station. ...

Backbarrow was particularlty associated with the production of the blue pigment ultramarine. Production of this continued right until 1981. The factory in which this happened is now a popular hotel, which maintains a display of machinery used in the factory. Natural ultramarine. ...

The growth of the National Park led to an increse in toursim in the region. In paticular, Backbarrow has seen the development of white water rafting, due to the turbulent nature of the river, just south of Windermere. The river has also been used to develop a small hydro-electric plant, installed in 2000, generating electricity for the National Grid Rafting is a recreational activity utilizing a raft to navigate a river or other body of water. ... Lake Windermere Windermere is the largest natural lake in England, and is entirely within in the Lake District National Park. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... The National Grid is the high-voltage electric power transmission network in Great Britain, interconnecting power stations and major substations and ensuring that electricity generated anywhere in Great Britain can be used to satisfy demand elsewhere. ...

External links

• BBC page about the Dolly Blue (ultramarine) factory