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<p>to the west by <a href="page.php?w=Walney_Channel">Walney Channel</a>. The Ward population taken at the 2011 census was 2,616.</p>

<p>Whilst still an electoral ward for Barrow Town Council, the ward was combined at a district/ local authority level with Central and <a href="page.php?w=Hindpool">Hindpool</a> wards in April 2023 following formation of the new <a href="page.php?w=Westmorland_and_Furness">Westmorland and Furness</a> local authority and be named 'Old Barrow'.</p>

<p><big>Background and history</big></p>
<p>The name of the town of Barrow-in-Furness</p><p>
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