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    Walney Island, also known as the Isle of Walney, is an island off the west coast of England, at the western end of Morecambe Bay in the Irish Sea. Within...
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    non-continuously for several millennia with evidence of Neolithic inhabitants on Walney Island. Despite a rich history of Roman settlement across Cumbria and the discovery...
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    Walney Aerodrome (IATA: BWF, ICAO: EGNL) (formerly RAF Walney Island) is located on Walney Island, 1.5 NM (1.7 mi; 2.8 km) northwest of the centre of...
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    Walney Wind Farms are a group of offshore wind farms 9 miles (14 km) west of Walney Island off the coast of Cumbria, England, in the Irish Sea. The group...
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    Walney Island Barrow Island Sheep Island Roa Island Piel Island Foulney Island Dova Haw Headin Haw Walney Barrow Sheep Roa Piel Foulney Chapel The Islands...
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  • islands of England (excluding the mainland which is itself a part of the island of Great Britain), as well as a table of the largest English islands by...
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    towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness to terminate at Biggar Bank on Walney Island. The road is a mixture of dual carriageway and single carriageway, with...
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    (6 km) wide. In the north-east, it overrides and replaces the real Walney Island. Its highest mountain is Culdee Fell, which was modelled on Snowdon:...
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  • Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023. National Statistics – Walney North (Ward) Archived...
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  • Sheep Island is an uninhabited grassy island of around 15 acres (6 ha), located just over 1⁄4 mile (400 m) from the shore of Walney Island, opposite Snab...
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  • of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, covered by the wards of Walney North and Walney South. It is an example of a model village built for workers by...
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    Osea Island, Essex Piel Island, Cumbria Scolt Head Island, Norfolk Sheep Island, Cumbria (joined at low tide to Piel Island and to Walney Island) St Mary's...
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  • 2013-01-17 at the Wayback Machine (excluding the population of 2 living on the Calf of Man) National Statistics – Walney North (Ward) and Walney South (Ward)...
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  • the Royal Navy have been named HMS Walney after Walney Island off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria: HMS Walney (Y04) was a Banff-class sloop launched...
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  • Walney Island Northern Ireland is a part of the island of Ireland, see; list of islands of Ireland and list of inland islands of Ireland. Boa Island Cannon...
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    of the island connected to Central Barrow. Barrow Island is also bound to the south and east by the town's dock system and to the west by Walney Channel...
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    Channel, linking Barrow Island to Walney Island. The bridge carries the A590 trunk road, which has its western terminus on Walney. Talks began in 1897 to...
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    The Walney Channel separates Walney Island from the British mainland. The northern portion of the channel opens into the Duddon Estuary and is both narrower...
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    3 MW turbines are operating in a wind farm 7 km (4.3 mi) the coast of Walney Island. Turbines are being erected off the coast of Clogherhead (to be called...
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    generations. There are seven main islands in the bay, all to the west; Walney, Barrow, Sheep, Piel, Chapel, Foulney and Roa. Walney is substantially larger than...
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  • Island Airport may refer to: Alor Island Airport Barrow/Walney Island Airport Barter Island LRRS Airport Benguerra Island Airport Bird Island Airport...
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  • Wight Isle of Sheppey Hayling Island Foulness Island Portsea Island Canvey Island Mersea Island Walney Island Wallasea Island Lundy Isles of Scilly Scotland...
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    Second World War, Walney Island was home to two of the country's many coastal artillery installations (Hilpsford Fort and Fort Walney), and numerous pillboxes...
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    South Walney is one of two nature reserves on Walney Island, England. The nature reserve has an area of 130 ha leased from Holker estates. It has been...
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    Off the southern tip of Furness is Walney Island, 11 miles (18 kilometres) long, as well as several smaller islands. The Borough of Barrow-in-Furness,...
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    England. It is one of the Islands of Furness, three of which sit near to Piel at the mouth of Walney Channel. The island is the location of Piel Castle...
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    important geographic areas, Morecambe Bay, a large bay, and the Furness and Walney Island areas. Further north into Cumbria the Sellafield Nuclear Power Station...
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  • The Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route (or W2W) is the name of a cross-country cycle route in Northern England. It runs from Walney Island in Cumbria...
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    North Walney Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve on Walney Island, England. The reserve, which has an area of 646.5 ha, is notable as a habitat...
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    Sea approximately seven kilometres (four nautical miles) southwest of Walney Island, near Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Construction of the wind...
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