This, and the poor endowment, led the monks to abandon the site, and they sought sanctuary at Furness Abbey.

Inevitably he was drawn into historical references in his rather fulsome descriptions of sites such as Furness Abbey.

There is a catholic priest who holds the title Abbot of Furness Abbey.

Furness Abbey was the largest land owner in the Lake District.

Its origins date back to medieval times, when the monks of Furness Abbey built a monastic grange on the site.

North Scale was first identified as an agricultural settlement, owned by Furness Abbey, in 1247.

He granted the land to Savignac monks from Furness Abbey.

Furness Abbey, on the outskirts of the modern day town, controlled the local economy before its dissolution in 1537.

Furness Abbey, Barrow's third main line station, closed in 1950.

He was put on the payroll of Furness Abbey under royal mandate.