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    CLASSIC COASTERS IN CUMBRIA

    Dec 24, 2021 3 minutes

    The county of Cumbria lies at the North-West corner of England, stretching from Barrow-in-Furness in the south to the Scottish borders, just south of Gretna. On a coast that stretches well over 100 miles, a number of ports have been developed, some dating as far back as the 17th century.

    Furthest south lies Barrowin-Furness, at the mouth of the Duddon Estuary on Morecambe Bay. With a ready supply of local iron ore deposits available, the Iron Shipbuilding Company was founded in 1871, soon changing its name to the

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