Coordinates: 54°09′16″N 3°10′53″W / 54.1544°N 3.1814°W
| Dalton-in-Furness | |
 Market Street, Dalton-in-Furness |
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  Dalton-in-Furness
 Dalton-in-Furness shown within Cumbria |
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| Population | 12,799 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DALTON-IN-FURNESS |
| Postcode district | LA15 |
| Dialling code | 01229 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Barrow and Furness |
| List of places: UK • England • Cumbria | |
Dalton-in-Furness is a small town of approximately 11,000 people, north-east of Barrow-in-Furness, in Cumbria, England. Historically, it was the capital of Furness. The ancient parish of Dalton covered the area which is now occupied by the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness. The town is now in the civil parish of Dalton Town with Newton.
Historically a part of Lancashire, the town is associated with a number of famous artists. It was the birthplace and early home of George Romney in the 1700s, birthplace of award-winning artist Richard T. Slone and the town in which Turner Prize winner Keith Tyson grew up and attended school.
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Geography
The town is situated near the centre of Low Furness, on the eastern crest of a glaciated valley which runs obliquely across the peninsula. Just over a mile to the south lie the ruins of Furness Abbey, and four miles to the south west is the nearest major town, Barrow-in-Furness. The area is generally reached by the A590, the link road from the M6 motorway to the Furness region, which now by-passes the town, reducing the traffic flow, and enabling traffic calming measures which have proved to be rather controversial.
Dalton railway station, which serves the town, is located on the Furness Line, giving connections to Barrow, Ulverston, Grange-over-Sands and Lancaster.
Dalton with Newton Town Council was the first corporate member of the Friends of Real Lancashire, an organisation dedicated to recognising the traditional county boundaries of Lancashire.
Sport
The local football teams, Dalton United and Crooklands Casuals, play in the West Lancashire Football League. Dalton United is in the Premier Division and Crooklands Casuals is in Division One.
Girls' and women's football in the town is provided by Dalton Girls and Ladies F.C. who have junior and open age teams competing in a various cumbrian leagues.
Dalton United (Youth) F.C. has an under-16s team playing in the Barrow & District Junior Football League and an under 18s team playing in the Sport England Westmorland & Furness Under 18s League.
There is also a junior football club, Dalton Junior F.C. who provide mini league football (under 8s, under 9s and under 10s); Dalton JFC currently plays on Dowdales School fields.
Dalton Rugby League Football Club is located at the entrance to the town on Crooklands Brow. Currently in the third division of the North West Counties League.
Dalton Cricket Club plays in the North Lancs. & Cumbria Cricket League. Dalton won the first organized cricket match played in Furness, beating Barrow.
Education
Dowdales School is the town’s secondary school with approximately 1,017 pupils. The school does not have a sixth form, but pupils transfer either to the Sixth Form College in Barrow, or to Barrow and Kendal Colleges of Further Education.
There are four primary schools in the town, Chapel Street School, George Romney Junior School, Dalton St Mary’s Church of England Primary School and Our Lady of The Rosary Catholic School.
Attractions
As well as being quarter of an hour from the famous English Lake District, Dalton has a number of tourist attractions within its borders:
Twin towns
Dalton is twinned with:
Dalton, Pennsylvania, USA (near Scranton) Dalton is also twinned with a small town in Iceland.
See also
External links
- Dalton-in-Furness Online
- Lindal and Marton Community Website
- South Lakes Wild Animal Park
- Dalton Junior FC
- Dalton with Newton Town Council
- Schools Search
- Dowdales School
- Barrow-in-Furness Sixth Form College
- Furness College of Further Education
- Kendal College of Further Education
- St Mary’s Church of England School
- [http://www.thegasworkscompany.co.uk
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