Parkside, Barrow-in-Furness

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Parkside
Ainslie Street, Barrow-in-Furness.jpg
Ainslie Street east looking towards Barrow Park
Parkside, Barrow location map.jpg Parkside shown within Barrow-in-Furness
Population5,584 (2011.Ward)
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BARROW-IN-FURNESS
Postcode district LA
Dialling code 01229
Police Cumbria
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Parkside is an area and electoral ward of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is bordered by Hindpool, Ormsgill, Hawcoat, Newbarns and Risedale and had a population of 5,742 in 2001, [1] reducing to 5,584 at the 2011 Census. [2] It is one of the town's most centralised wards and contains Barrow's main park (hence the ward's name), as well as the newly established Furness Academy. Abbey Road - Barrow's principal road runs down the entire western side of Parkside. The majority of housing to the west of Abbey Road is terraced and semi-detached, whilst the eastern side of Parkside is predominantly parkland and fields with the exception of some semi and detached housing. There are a number of place of worship in Parkside including Abbey Road Baptist Church, Spring Mount Christian Fellowship and Trinity Church Centre. [3] Barrow's first synagogue was founded in 1902 on Abbey Road although it closed less than twenty years later. [4]

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Barrow Park

Demographics

Vital statistics [1] ParksideBarrow-in-FurnessEngland
Religious individuals81.93%81.61%77.71%
Non-religious individuals11.11%10.79%14.59%
Religion withheld6.95%7.59%7.69%
Individuals in fairly
good to good health
89.99%86.75%90.97%
Individuals in bad health10.01%13.25%9.03%
People aged 16–74 who
are economically active
67.73%60.84%66.87%
People aged 16–74 who
aren't economically active
32.27%39.16%33.13%
People aged 16–74
with no qualifications
24.52%32.82%28.85%

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References

  1. 1 2 "Parkside: Key Figures for 2001 Census". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  2. "Ward population 2011" . Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. "Places of Worship in Barrow-in-Furness". GENUKI. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  4. "Abbey Road/ Ainslie Street Synagogue". GENUKI. Retrieved 19 January 2011.

Coordinates: 54°07′12″N3°12′58″W / 54.120°N 3.216°W / 54.120; -3.216