'212 In North Scale, Walney Island © Sankey Family Photographic Collection. All Rights Reserved

In North Scale

Circa 1907

written by Lynn Belither

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North Scale, along with Biggar, are one of the original settlements on the Isle of Walney. The hamlet was established in the 1300s by the monks of Furness Abbey. 

Additional Information

Acknowledgements to Sarah Duffin and Andrew Bolton for their help and information.

Source: England Census 1901, and 1911 – Ancestry.co.uk

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