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Hindpool, Barrow in Furness — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Hindpool is an area and electoral ward of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, covering the western half of the town centre along the Walney Channel.
About Hindpool
Where to stay in Hindpool
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Hindpool covers the western half of Barrow-in-Furness town centre, which puts the main shopping district, the Dock Museum and the Main Public Library inside one walk. Beds follow the shops. Anyone here for a match at Craven Park or Holker Street will want the Hindpool side, while anyone who prefers a bed outside the centre can look to Ormsgill, Parkside or Barrow Island.
About Hindpool
What are the main landmarks in Hindpool?
Two stadia sit inside the ward. Craven Park belongs to Barrow Raiders, Holker Street holds the football ground, and between them they give Hindpool a sporting weight the rest of the town centre does not carry. The Dock Museum joins them.
Furness College Channelside campus and the Main Public Library complete the civic list, while St. James' Church, Barrow-in-Furness, St. George's Church, Barrow-in-Furness and St John's Church divide the parishes between them. Burlington House and St George's House add the domestic entries.
What is the history of Hindpool?
The docks named the museum. The Dock Museum carries the industrial record of Barrow-in-Furness, and the ward around it holds the town's main shopping district, with the Walney Channel closing the outer edge. Three churches serve the ward.
St John's Church, Burlington House and St George's House are among the buildings the record keeps, and Craven Park and Holker Street mark the sporting side of Hindpool.
Where is Hindpool?
The ward runs from the Walney Channel inland, bordered by Barrow Island, Central Barrow, Ormsgill and Parkside.
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Updated September 2026