Hindpool is an area and

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. It is bordered by Barrow Island, Central Barrow, Ormsgill, Parkside and the Walney Channel, the local population stood at 5,851 in 2011. The ward covers the entire western half of the town centre and includes Barrow's main shopping district. Other local landmarks include the Furness College Channelside campus, the Dock Museum and the Main Public Library. Hindpool is also home to two stadia -

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' Craven Park and Barrow A.F.C.'s Holker Street. Whilst still an electoral ward for Barrow Town Council, the ward was combined at a district/ local authority level with Barrow Island and Central wards in April 2023 following formation of the new

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Local Authority and be named 'Old Barrow'.

History

The Hindpool Estate appears on an 1843 Ordnance Survey map of what was then the village of Barrow within the parish of

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. Hindpool was at the forefront of Barrow's growth during the late 19th and early 20th century with numerous industries located within the area, most notably the Iron and Steelworks.

Architecture

Barrow being a planned town has many fine buildings to show for it, Abbey Road in particular is lined by numerous

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s including the Barrow Main Public Library, the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel, Nan Tait Centre and Ramsden Hall. Almost all residential buildings in Hindpool are

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, the population density of the area was 29.86 people per

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in 2001 (three times Barrow average and eight times national population density average).
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Demographics

Retail sector

The vast majority of Barrow's

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is located in Hindpool and not the central ward where Barrow Borough Council is seated. The primary shopping district in Hindpool and Barrow itself is Dalton Road and Portland Walk which are located in the south-eastern corner of the ward. Alongside Hindpool's traditional shopping streets are three retail parks, including Hindpool Retail Park, Hollywood Park and Walney Road Retail Park.

Transportation

Hindpool has a well established road network which includes the

A590 The A590 is a trunk road in southern Cumbria, in the north-west of England. It runs north-east to south-west from M6 junction 36, through the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness to terminate at Biggar Bank on Walney Island.Abbey Road ''Abbey Road'' is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 26 September 1969, by Apple Records. It is the last album the group recorded, although '' Let It Be'' (1970) was the last album completed before th ...

also has a 0.4 mile stretch that runs through east-central Hindpool.

Barrow-in-Furness railway station Barrow-in-Furness (formerly Barrow Pier, Barrow Strand and Barrow Central) is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line and Furness Line, south-west of Carlisle and north-west of Lancaster, in the town of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. It i ...

is also located in Hindpool and the Cumbrian Coast Line marks the border between the ward and Ormsgill.

References

External links

ONS: Hindpool Ward All Statistics

Cumbria County Council: Hindpool Ward Profile
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