Roa (île) - Izeria

L'île Roa est une île anglaise qui se trouve environ à 1 km au sud du village de Rampside (en), à l'extrémité sud de la péninsule de Furness (en), dans le comté de Cumbria. Elle est l'une des Îles de Furness. Sa superficie est de 3 ha.

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Roa Island

Roa Island lies just over half a mile (1 km) south of the village of Rampside at the southernmost point of the Furness Peninsula in Cumbria, formerly in the county of Lancashire north of the sands. It is located at 54°5′N 3°10′W (OS grid ref. SD 233650). It is one of the Islands of Furness in northern England. It has an area of about three hectares. Roa Island is within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. The island's population stands at around 100, making it the 15th most populated island in England.

Piel railway station

Piel railway station was the terminus of the Furness Railway's Piel Branch in Barrow-in-Furness, England that operated between 1846 and 1936. Located on Roa Island it was built to serve the passenger steamers at Piel Pier. The Roa Island causeway was specifically constructed for the railway, in turn making the island part of the British mainland. The station and the Piel Branch line have both been demolished, however the Roa Island Hotel which was built adjoining the station survives to this day as a Grade II listed building.

Barrow Lifeboat Station

Barrow Lifeboat Station is located on Roa Island, near the town of Barrow in Furness, formerly part of Lancashire, but now in Cumbria. A lifeboat was first stationed at Barrow-in-Furness by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1864. The station currently operates a slipway launched Tamar-class All-weather lifeboat, 16-08 Grace Dixon (ON 1288), on station since 2008, and a D-class (IB1) Inshore lifeboat, Raymond and Dorothy Billingham (D-866), on station since 2022.

Rampside

Rampside is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is located a few miles south-east of the town of Barrow-in-Furness, in the north-western corner of Morecambe Bay on the Furness peninsula.

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Rampside railway station

Rampside railway station was located on the Piel Branch of the Furness Railway in the Rampside area of Barrow-in-Furness, England. The single platform station opened from 24 August 1846 as Concle, being renamed Rampside in 1869. The station remained operational until 1936 when it closed along with the following station at Piel, which had been reachable via the Roa Island Causeway. The station building and entire branch line had been demolished by the 1980s.