What is the origin of the name Furness?
A. Several suggestions have been made e.g. Futh’s headland, headland with an island. The most likely is Far Ness, the far headland as seen from the Lancashire side of Morecambe Bay. Ness is Norse for headland or promontory. It was recorded in the 12th century as Fourneis and Furthnessa. The earliest name for the Furness peninsula is recorded in the Domesday survey, late 11th century, and is given as Hougun. This possibly refers to a fortified “capital” which is most likely to have been on the hill now called High Haume, just north of Dalton.
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