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Askam-in-furness
Askam and Ireleth is a civil parish close to Barrow-in-Furness in the area of Cumbria, in North West England. Historically part of Lancashire, it originally contained two separate coastal villages with various origins and also histories which, in current times, have actually combined to turn into one continual settlement. The populace of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 3,632. Ireleth has its beginnings as a mediaeval farming town clustered on the hill overlooking the level sands of the Duddon Estuary. Askam was developed following the discovery of big quantities of iron ore near the town in the middle of the 18th century. Both initially fell within the boundaries of the Numerous Lonsdale 'north of the sands' in the historic region of Lancashire, yet following local government reforms in 1974 entered into the region of Cumbria, in addition to the rest of Furness. The close-by River Duddon estuary as well as surrounding countryside have made the location well known for its wildlife, while the villages' revealed position on the eastern bank dealing with the Irish Sea have motivated the establishment of wind energy generation, amidst regional conflict.