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Barrow-in-Furness Jewish Community

Town of Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness, a town in North West England, is situated on Morecambe Bay, facing Walney Island. It is the main component of the district and borough of Barrow-in-Furness, in the county of Cumbria.  The present district, which has a population of about 70,000, was formed in 1974, when the county borough of Barrow-in-Furness was merged with adjoining areas.  Until 1974, Barrow-in-Furness, together with the rest of Furness (a peninsula jutting into the Irish Sea), was a detached part of the county of Lancashire.

Jewish Community and Congregations

The Barrow-in-Furness Jewish Community had the following congregation:

• Barrow-in-Furness Synagogue

In addition, there was a small Jewish community in the coastal town of Whitehaven, Cumbria, some thirty miles north of Barrow.

Articles Relating to the Barrow-in-Furness Jewish Community

Press Reports relating to the Barrow-in-Furness Jewish Community 1877-1943

Jewish Year Book Entries relating to the Barrow-in-Furness Jewish Community

Jewish Population Data
 

Jewish Congregations in Cumbria

Jewish Communities of England home page

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