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According to the 2011 census, 78.2% of males aged 16–64 and females aged 16–59 in Barrow were economically active. This figure is higher than the North West and England averages. [114] 73.8% of the population was employed, which again is higher than regional and national averages; the unemployment rate stood at 5.6% which is lower than both averages. [114] Despite this the percentage of people claiming key benefits, which is independent of the unemployment figure, is much higher than both averages at 21.0%, or almost a quarter of all Barrovians of working age. [114] The most common form of benefit received was the Incapacity Benefit, claimed by 11.0% of the adult population, while 4.0% claimed Jobseeker's Allowance, which is on a par with the national average. [114] From the mid 2010's to present, significant investment has taken place at BAE Systems' shipyard in Barrow with an expansion to accommodate the new Dreadnought-class programme. Further to this, committments associated with the AUKUS submarine programme will safeguard the shipyards' long-term future. Significant investment in renewable energy is also taking place with emerging proposals to repurpose Rampside Gas Terminals to facilitate the storage of carbon in the depleted Morecambe gas fields. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. Coinciding with the formation of the new Westmorland and Furness Local Authority in 2023, ward Boundaries within Barrow were redrawn combining previously independent wards. These include: 'Old Barrow' (comprising the existing Barrow Island, Central and Hindpool wards), Hawcoat and Newbarns, Ormsgill and Parkside, Risedale and Roosecote and Walney Island. In 2023 the governments of the United Kingdom, United States and Australia committed to construction of a new class of nuclear submarine as part of the AUKUS military alliance. The submarines will be designed and predominantly constructed in Barrow securing the shipyards long term future even beyond Vanguard. Submarines to be constructed in Australia will also be based on design principles established in Barrow.

Exiting the secret tunnel in Ahrim's crypt via the rope will now return you to the correct variant of Ahrim's crypt if you have completed the Kindred Spirits quest. Soon after, Sliske decided to host his endgame by gathering all the gods for a finale to claim the Stone of Jas. After Kerapac destroyed it, Sliske tried to sic the brothers on the World Guardian, but they had broken completely free of his control. He sent Linza alongside Nomad and Gregorovic, but all three were defeated. After the World Guardian slew Sliske, his control over all of the brothers (and sister) were completely gone. However, his magic still remained, causing them to remain as undead wights. The newly-freed group decided to remain in their mounds, providing their services when necessary and allowed the World Guardian to return and train with them if they desired. Barrow-in-Furness is the mainland terminus station for the fictional North Western Railway from the popular children’s storybooks The Railway Series. Wartime diarist and local housewife Nella Last's memoirs were adapted for television, with parts of the town used in filming. The resulting programme, Housewife, 49, written by and starring comedian Victoria Wood, was broadcast by ITV in 2006. It won two BAFTA awards – one for Best Single Drama, the other for Best Actress (Wood). [172] [173]Founded to unite business professionals with likeminded individuals, The Barrow Club at Brighton is our original, exclusive and invitation-only networking group, for those looking to grow their businesses, make new connections and relax whilst doing so. Barrow's population reached a second peak in of 77,900 in 1951; [35] however, by this point the long decline of mining and steel-making as a result of overseas competition and dwindling resources had already begun. The Barrow ironworks closed in 1963, [36] three years after the last Furness mine shut. The by then small steelworks followed suit in 1983, [37] leaving Barrow's shipyard as the town's principal industry. From the 1960s onwards it concentrated its efforts in submarine manufacture, and the UK's first nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Dreadnought, was constructed in 1960. HMS Resolution, the Swiftsure, Trafalgar and Vanguard-class submarines all followed. The last of these are armed with Trident II missiles as part of the British government's Trident nuclear programme. Mills, David (1976). The Place Names of Lancashire. London: Batsford Books. ISBN 978-0-7134-3248-0. All our practice nurses (and community nurses for the housebound) have considerable experience in the management of chronic leg ulceration and the practice is able to continue to offer this service. Barrow was the largest town in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness [49] and the largest settlement in the peninsula of Furness. The borough was the direct inheritor of the municipal and county borough charters given to the town in the late 19th century. [50] Historically it is part of the hundred of Lonsdale 'north of the sands' in the historic county boundaries of Lancashire. [51] From the 1974 local government reforms until 2023, the town was within the administrative county of Cumbria. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished [52] and became an unparished area. It still forms a part of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council formed the 'lower' tier of local government under Cumbria County Council. [53] Since the 2011 local election, the Labour Party has had overall control of the borough council, while the Borough elected six Labour and five Conservative Party councillors at the 2017 Cumbria County election. Until 2023 the town, along with Walney Island, was unparished and formed the bulk of the wards which made the entire borough's area. The mayor and deputy mayor of Barrow were elected annually, and held the roles of chairman and vice-chairman of Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council. [54] The borough and former county borough of Barrow-in-Furness were served by 107 mayors, beginning with Sir James Ramsden in 1867 and continuing through to incumbent 2022 mayor Helen Wall. [54]

A crumbling tome, obtained by searching the hut near the mounds or by talking to the Strange Old Man found digging the crypts, provides a detailed account of how the brothers came to be buried. Manchester Airport is the closest major airport, with direct links to Barrow railway station and about two hours away by road. It took the set designers 24 weeks to build a model of the Burrow for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and it took 6 minutes to burn it down. Creatures slain within the barrows tunnel now correctly contribute towards the kill count after using barrows amulets.

Multiple other 'Barrovians' have also competed at national level in karting such as Max Davis, Daniel Pepper, [147] Kieran Pepper, Mark Fell, Oliver Dilks and Jake Calvert. [148]

After completion of In Search of the Myreque you can use the trapdoor south of the Hair of the Dog in Canifis to access a faster shortcut to the boat. Various television personalities were born in the district. Dave Myers was a biker born in Barrow, and found fame as one half of television cookery duo the Hairy Bikers. [168] Karen Taylor is a TV comedian best known for her BBC Three sketch show Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor. [169] Steve Dixon is a newsreader for Sky News, [170] while Nigel Kneale was a well-known film and television scriptwriter. [171] Barrow has a large number of public works of art, including statues of prominent political figures and sporting personalities The river's name is associated to the legendary deeds of Dian Cecht, who slew three serpents found in the heart of The Morrígan's infant son and threw them into the Barrow, thus causing it to boil. [6] Sloighedh la Domhnall ua Néill co Laighnibh co ros-indir o Bherbha siar go fairrge, & do-bert bóromha mhór lais, & do-rad forbhais for Ghallaibh, & for Laighnibh co cenn da mhíos. As don chur-sin torchair Fionn, mac Goirmghiolla, Dunghal mac Dúnghaile I Riagáin, & Ronán, mac Bruadair, mic Duibhgiolla, & aroile saor-chlanna do Laighnibh amaille friu. [7] Today Barrow is also a hub for energy generation and handling. Offshore wind farms form one of the highest concentrations of turbines in the world, including the second largest offshore farm, with multiple operating bases in Barrow. [5] Toponymy [ edit ] Entreated Bill and Charlie Weasley for her to spend Christmas with the Weasleys at the Burrow, due to her fear of experiencing solitude and loneliness should she have spent her Christmas at Hogwarts, thus staying at the Burrow during the winter of 1985 alongside Jacob's sibling. [9]In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets the set of the Burrow was built near Grey's Wood on the outskirts of the village of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Rupert Grint's current house is 4km as the crow flies from the set of his character's ( Ron Weasley's) house. In all future film appearances of The Burrow the set was built at near by Leavesden Studios in Watford, Hertfordshire.

The Barrow council district, which included adjacent urban areas, had a population of around 69,100 according to the 2011 census. This is 4% less than the 2001 figure of 71,900, and the highest percentage population loss in the country between 2001 and 2011. [59] [60] The Office for National Statistics states Barrow's population as being in long term decline with a projected population of around 65,000 by 2037. This is largely a result of negative net migration. [61] Ethnicity and language [ edit ] Social issues [ edit ] Lifestyle [ edit ] The majority of housing within the town is terraced, built for working-class families Here the Barrow Way is divided up into six sections, ranging in length from 23 kilometres to 6 kilometres.Also on the second floor, and overlooked the garden. [11] Percy shared a floor with Fred and George despite the fact that the constant explosions coming from the twins room would have greatly annoyed Percy, who valued peace and quiet. [1] Percy abandoned his room in the summer of 1995. [7] It was since shared by Fleur and Gabrielle prior to the former's wedding. [3] In 1899 Barrow Corporation built and operated the coal-fired Barrow-in-Furness power station in Buccleugh Street adjacent to the railway line. This eventually had a generating capacity of 23 MW; it was decommissioned in 1960. [81] The full walk of the path usually takes 4 days. Alternatively, the route can be divided into a series or more manageable stretches and covered in a series of day trips. Accommodation is available from 3 to 19 kilometres and varies from hotels to self-catering and bed & breakfasts.