Welcome to Westmorland and Furness

By geography, Westmorland and Furness Council is the third largest local authority in England and home to 225,000 people, some of the country’s most stunning landscapes and its most hi-tech businesses. Our place is one of great diversity, stretching across the North of England from Morecambe Bay to the Pennines. Barrow-in-Furness is a hub of industry and the home of UK submarine manufacturing, with the potential to become a new powerhouse for the North. Kendal, Ulverston and Penrith are thriving market towns nestled between the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks.

Inspired by our diverse landscape, it’s home to leading businesses across industries including BAE Systems, Kimberly-Clark, Kendal Nutricare, James Cropper, Gilkes, Anord Mardix, Oxley, Lakeland, Aqua Pura and more.

There are great opportunities for other ambitious businesses, investors and developers to tap into the potential of our part of the UK.

The scale of our growth and creation of thousands of new jobs requires supporting investment in housing and regeneration to attract people to the Westmorland and Furness area and to the careers available.