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Jun 28, 2024 · Probably it became attached to this lordship after the partition of Furness Fells about 1160, William de Lancaster choosing the western moiety, which would include Broughton and Dunnerdale. It must therefore have been this William de Lancaster who gave or confirmed Broughton to one Ailward de Broughton to hold of him by knight's service.
1 day ago · The abbey of Furness was founded in the year 1127 by Stephen, then count of Boulogne and Mortain and lord of Lancaster. (fn. 1) Three years earlier Stephen had granted to the abbot of Savigny in his county of Mortain the vill of Tulketh in Amounderness; and it was from this place that the Savigniac monks retired to the deep vale of Bekanesgill. ...
2 days ago · William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne: ... Anthony Barber TD ... MP for Barrow and Furness (1955–) 6 May 2005 2 November 2005 Labour
Jun 28, 2024 · Genealogy for William Furness Dunn (1874 - 1940) family tree on Geni, with over 260 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Jun 25, 2024 · Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness and 2nd Baron Furness, was a prominent member of society and chairman of his father's successful iron and steel shipbuilding company, Furness Withy. By the end of World War I, Marmaduke Furness had amassed a fortune that had ranked him as one of the world's sixth richest men.
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Jun 10, 2024 · For enthusiasts, Furness Railway No. 20 will be the star of the event, and will be visiting the West Somerset Railway for the first time. No. 20 is currently the oldest operational locomotive in the UK, and will make a novel sight working on the line.