Dragley Beck
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| Dragley Beck | |
| Lancashire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Dragley Beck | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD292776 |
| Location: | 54°11’24"N, 3°5’6"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ulverston |
| Postcode: | LA12 |
| Dialling code: | 01229 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Barrow and Furness |
Dragley Beck is a hamlet in Lancashire.
This tiny place was the birthplace of Sir John Barrow (1764-1848). After active posts in China and the Cape Colony and elsewhere, Barrow serving as Second Secretary to the Admiralty for forty years and who was one of the founders of the Royal Geographical Society, encouraging worldwide exploration in both capacities.[1]
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Dragley Beck) |
- ↑ Fleming, Fergus: 'Barrow's Boys' (2001) ISBN 9781862075023
- Smith, Kenneth: 'Cumbrian Villages' (R Hale, 1973) ISBN 978-0-7091-4175-4, page 169
