| Coordinates: | 54.255, -2.99 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SD 35 84 |
| Population: | 512 |
| Dialling code: | 015395 (Grange-Over-Sands) |
Backbarrow is a small village in Westmorland and Furness, England, tucked into the steep-sided valley of the River Leven near Newby Bridge at the southern end of Lake Windermere. Its character has been shaped by a long industrial history – an ironworks and later aluminium works once dominated the settlement – and many of the old mill buildings and water-powered features remain as visible reminders of that past.
Today Backbarrow is part of the visitor hinterland to the Lake District National Park, with attractions such as the Lakeland Motor Museum and riverside walks drawing day visitors alongside a small local community of craftsmen and small businesses; the village strikes a balance between industrial heritage and the outdoor recreation that defines the wider area.
Postcode districts covering Backbarrow
Most populated places nearby
- Morecambe 14 miles
- Lancaster 16.4 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 13.2 miles
- Kendal 11.2 miles
- Fleetwood 23.8 miles
- Heysham 14.9 miles
- Ulverston 5.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Haverthwaite Parish 1 mile
- Grange and Cartmel Ward 1.4 miles
- Staveley-in-Cartmel Parish 1.7 miles
- Colton Parish 1.8 miles
- Finsthwaite Built-up area 2 miles
- Penny Bridge and Greenodd Built-up area 3 miles
- Broughton East Parish 3.5 miles
- Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel Parish 3.7 miles
- Egton with Newland Parish 3.9 miles
- Cartmel Built-up area 4.2 miles
- Lowick Parish 4.3 miles
- Cartmel Fell Parish 4.3 miles
Example postcodes in Backbarrow
LA12 8QA, LA12 8RB, LA12 8RD, LA12 8QE, LA12 8PP, LA12 8QS, LA12 8QW, LA12 8PL, LA12 8PU … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 60.3 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 64 miles
- Haverthwaite Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Newby Bridge Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near Backbarrow Ad
- The Swan Hotel and Spa 4 1.3 miles
- Whitewater Hotel and Spa 4 0.1 miles
- Lakeside Hotel and Spa 4 2.1 miles
- Newby Bridge Hotel 3 1.2 miles
- Damson Dene Hotel 3 5.9 miles
- The Cavendish Arms 4 miles
- Storrs Hall Hotel on the shore of Lake Windermere 5 6.2 miles
- Cartmel Old Grammar 3 3.7 miles
- Priory hotel 4 miles
- Cumbria Grand Hotel 3 5.4 miles
Schools in Backbarrow
- Leven Valley C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 3.9 miles
- Holker Hall Estate 5 miles
- Wray Castle Estate 9 miles
- Watercrook Archaeological site 10.5 miles
- Roanhead Beach Beach 12.5 miles
- Holker Street Stadium 13.4 miles
- Globe Arena Stadium 14.3 miles
- Terry Bank Estate 15.2 miles
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 16.5 miles
- Underley Hall Estate 16.9 miles
- Lancaster University University 19 miles
- Ashton Hall Estate 19 miles