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Encyclopedia > Foxfield, Cumbria

Foxfield is a village on the west coast of Cumbria, in the Furness district that is part of the traditional county of Lancashire. It lies on the Duddon Estuary, just outside of the Lake District National Park, around ten miles to the north-east of Barrow-in-Furness and one mile out of Broughton-in-Furness. It is part of the parish of Broughton West. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... Furness is a peninsula in north-west England. ... The British Isles are divided into the following traditional counties (also vice counties or historic counties). ... Red Lancashire rose Lancashire is a county in the North of England, whose sea-coast lies on the Irish Sea. ... The Duddon is a river of north-west England. ... The panorama across Eskdale from Ill Crag. ... Yosemite National Park in the United States. ... Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. ... Broughtom-in-Furness is a small town in the Lake District National Park. ...


Foxfield is best known for the Prince of Wales Pub, which has its own micro-brewery. The town also has a railway station on the Cumbria Coast Line, where a branch line to Broughton and Coniston used to commence. This is not linked to the Foxfield Steam Railway, a heritage railway in Staffordshire. ... Coniston is a village in the region of Furness, the area of Lancashire that moved into the administrative county of Cumbria, in the United Kingdom. ...



 
 

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