A view of the main surviving portion of the large Furness Abbey complex. The tower of the main church is just out of the photograph to the left. (Wikimedia Commons) We spent some time yesterday ...

Westmorland and Furness Way is a continuous route through Cumbria from Alston to Furness Abbey.

History came to life in the shadow of Furness Abbey as crowds flocked to a medieval fair. Families and history enthusiasts gathered at the ruins in Barrow for the 13th Medieval Fair, organised by the ...

New 120-mile walking route to open in beautiful UK region this month - The six-stage route will take between eight and 17 days to complete ...

AN APPLICATION to place a statue of a famous businessman in the grounds of an historic religious site is to again be scrutinised by the borough council's planning committee. The committee last month ...

The full uninterrupted grave of a Cistercian abbot has been discovered by archaeologists at the ruins of Furness Abbey, one of Britain’s most influential medieval monasteries. The skeleton was found ...

Furness Abbey was founded by a group of French monks in 1127 in the 'vale of nightshade' on the Furness peninsula near Barrow. It was to become second only to Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire as the most ...

Catholic Answers is pleased to provide this unabridged entry from the original Catholic Encyclopedia, published between 1907 and 1912. It is a valuable resource for subjects related to theology, ...