Sheep Island, Lancashire
| Sheep Island | |
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| Location: | 54°4’1"N, 3°12’0"W |
| Grid reference: | SD215639 |
| Area: | 15 acres |
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| Population: | 0 |
Sheep Island is an uninhabited grassy island of around 15 acres, lying just over a quarter of a mile from the shore of Walney Island, opposite Snab Point. It is one of the islands of Furness, Lancashire.
The island forms par of the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness though it forms no part of that town’s townscape or industry.
Sheep Island is accessible on foot at low tide from either Walney, or from Piel Island - a distance of about a mile. The island is uninhabited and there is no shelter. Between 1892 and 1922 it included a small isolation hospital located within a wooden building, which was erected by Barrow Borough Council at a cost of £257 but seldom used.
| The Islands of Furness, Lancashire |
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Barrow Island • Chapel Island • Dova Haw • Foulney Island • Headin Haw • Piel Island • Roa Island • Sheep Island • Walney Island |