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Furness (ˈfɜːrnɪs,_fɜːrˈnɛs ) is a peninsula and region of Cumbria, England. Together with the Cartmel Peninsula it forms North Lonsdale, historically an exclave of Lancashire. On 1 April 2023 it became part of the new unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. The Furness Peninsula, also known as Low Furness, is an area of villages, agricultural land and low-lying moorland, with the industrial town of Barrow at its head. The peninsula is bordered by the estuaries of the River Duddon to the west and the River Leven in Morecambe Bay to the east. The wider region of Furness consists of the peninsula and the area known as High Furness, which is a relatively mountainous and sparsely populated part of England, extending inland into the Lake District and containing the Furness Fells. The inland boundary of the region is formed by the rivers Leven, Brathay and Duddon, and the lake of Windermere. Off the southern tip of Furness is Walney Island, long, as well as several smaller islands. The Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, which developed when the Furness iron industry flourished in the 19th century, is the region's largest settlement, with a population of over 91,000. The remainder of Furness is predominantly rural, with Ulverston the only other settlement with more than 10,000 people. Much of High Furness consists of moorland, mountain or woodland environments. The name, which is first recorded in 1150 as Fuththernessa, is interpreted as "headland by the rump-shaped island," from Old Norse futh (genitive futhar), meaning rump, and nes, meaning headland. The island in question may be Piel Island, with the name originally referring to the headland immediately opposite (where Rampside is), before being extended to the entire region. Alternatively it could be Walney Island: though it little resembles a rump today, erosion could have altered its shape over time. Furness's border follows the River Duddon up to Wrynose Pass, and then the Brathay until it flows into Windermere.

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Rampside

Rampside is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is located a few miles south-east of the town of Barrow-in-Furness, in the north-western corner of Morecambe Bay on the Furness peninsula. There is evidence that the village was inhabited as early as 1292, in the records of the monks of Furness Abbey, though Viking and Roman artefacts have been found in the village's church. As well as agriculture, the village acted as a small port, with shipping trade coming to Furness Abbey through Roa Island, which itself was defended by the fortified Piel Island, both around one mile south of Rampside.

Lac Windermere (Angleterre)

Le lac Windermere (en anglais : Windermere Lake) est un lac situé dans le comté de Cumbria en Angleterre, dans le parc national du Lake District. C'est le plus grand lac naturel d'Angleterre avec une superficie de . Les trois villes touristiques de Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere et Ambleside sont situées près de sa côte orientale. Le lac Windermere est un lac glaciaire rubaniforme. Quelques petites rivières et ruisseaux l'alimentent, dont le Brathay, le Rothay, le Trout Beck et le Cunsey Beck.

Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness est une ville portuaire et industrielle de Cumbria, située dans le nord-ouest de l'Angleterre au Royaume-Uni. En 2001, la communauté des communes de Barrow-in-Furness - qui compte des villages environnants - avait une population de . Barrow et sa région ont été occupés sporadiquement pendant plusieurs millénaires : on a retrouvé sur l'île Walney quelques vestiges du Néolithique.