Furness

English Alternative forms en Furnas Etymology The placename is of en non - origin; the second element is non nes headland. The first has been variously explained as: the obsolete non futh rump + non nes headland, possibly referring to Piel Island. derived from en ang fodor fodder McClure suggested a derivation from en sga foithir wood; slope The surname is from the above place. As an English surname of en nrf - origin, variant of en Furneaux, en Furnace. As a en no - surname, old variant of en Furnes, from several farmstead names derived from non fura pine + non nes headland. Proper noun <dab> en peninsula in south-west co/Cumbria cc/England historically part of x/Lancashire. en 5 July 2024 Labour seizes Cumbria winning five of six seats https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2503lqp84go BBC News The Conservatives lost Carlisle, Penrith and Solway, Whitehaven and Workington, Barrow and Furness and Morecambe and Lunesdale. 2 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20240715200506/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2503lqp84go en. Derived terms en Askam in Furness Barrow-in-Furness Broughton in Furness Dalton-in-Furness Kirkby-in-Furness Lindal-in-Furness Westmorland and Furness Related terms en Furness Vale References ^ Mills, David (2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press.