05 Feb
Solar repair and maintenance
Seascale - CA20
Enquiry from: Michael H
Start Date: Immediate
DC insulation fault. Optimiser, Panel or cable damage
Broughton-in-furness
Broughton-in-Furness is a small market town around the southern boundary of England's Lake District National Park. It is in the Furness region of Cumbria, which was a part of Lancashire just before 1974. It is close to the River Duddon, inland from the coastal hamlet of Foxfield. Broughton is named in the Domesday Book of 1086 as one of several townships forming the Manor of Hougun which was held by Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria. Dating from about the 11th century, the original settlement grew into the local market town for both fishing and agriculture, and now plays host to a frequent farmers cattle market. The central obelisk inside the town square was constructed to mark the Jubilee of King George III in 1810. In 1859, the Coniston branch of the Furness Railway, which passed through the town, was opened. Almost 100 years later, in 1958, the line was closed down and dismantled, and the cleared ground is now a public bridleway. Broughton's nearest railway station is now Foxfield railway station, 2 miles (3.2 km) south west of the town. The establishing of the National Park in the 1950s produced some tourism for Brougton-in-Furness, though most tourists head further north or east into the central lakes. During the 1990s, the A595 road was diverted to try to improve the environment of the town and retain its rural feel. The town contains, amongst other shops, a Post Office, a newsagents, a grocer, a butcher, a bakery as well as a number of pubs and restaurants. There is a Tourist Information Centre situated in the main square. For all of your house improvement projects, be sure that you employ trustworthy professionals in Broughton-in-Furness to ensure that you get a good quality service.
