Iron Mining Companies
Many iron mining companies, individuals and organisations have operated in the Lindal and Marton area over the last five or six centuries, including the monks of Furness Abbey. Many of the mines changed ownership several times during their lives. This page lists some of the companies involved in extracting iron ore in the Furness area during the 19th & 20th centuries. The majority of these were active in the area of Lindal and Marton.
Furness Iron Mining Companies
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Ashworth
& Chappell & Co |
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Askam
& Mouzell Iron Co |
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Backbarrow
Co |
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Barrow
Haematite Steel Co |
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Brogden
& Co |
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Charles
Kennedy |
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CIM
& S Co |
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Cumberland
Iron Mining & Smelting Co |
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Edward
Hall & Co |
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Elliscales
Mining Co |
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Furness
Iron & Steel Co |
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Furness
Mining Co |
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George
Ashburner |
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George
Huddleston |
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Greenhaume
Mining Co |
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Harrison,
Ainslie & Co |
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J
Ashburner |
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J
Brogden & Sons |
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James
Stockdale & Co |
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Joseph
Rawlinson |
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Kennedy
Bros |
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Matthew
Denney & Co |
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Messrs
Fell |
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Millom
& Askam Haematite Iron Co |
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Mr
Huddleston |
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Myles
Kennedy |
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Newton
Mines Ltd |
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North
Lonsdale Iron & Steel Co |
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Parkside
Mining Co |
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Pennington
Mining Co |
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Sandscale
Mining Co |
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Schneider
& Co |
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Schneider
& Hannay |
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Schneider,
Davis Co |
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The
Dalton Mining Syndicate |
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Thomas
Fisher |
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Town
& Rawlinson |
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Ulverston
Mining Co |
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Wigan
Coal & Iron Co |
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William
Rawlinson & Co |
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Yarlside Mining Co |