Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. It is the main town in the borough of Barrow-in-Furness, which has an overall population of 71,980 (2001 censushttp://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/pyramids/pages/16uc.asp). It is considered the "capital" of Furness, though this remains a cultural/geographical district, with no administrative whole.

Famous Residents and Births

Births

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• Great Britain stand-off and Barrow RLFC rugby football captain Willie Horne
• England defender and Liverpool F.C. football captain Emlyn Hughes
• England defender Gary Stevens
• Actor and scriptwriter Nigel Kneale
• Actor and television presenter Peter Purves
• Scientist and radio pioneer William Eccles

Residents

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• Barrister and judge at the Nuremberg Trials William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett
• Author and florist Constance Spry
• Swedish inventor and industrialist Thorsten Nordenfelt