How is barrow-in-furness in cumbria? is it a good place to live?

It is out on a limb and awkward to get in and out of. The main road in and out is the A590 and it is notorious for accidents. If you really want to live near the Lakes, then Kendal is very beautiful with good shopping. It is also on M6 so it is easy to get to Carlisle, Penrith and even Glasgow is only 2 hours away. To the south you have Lancaster, Preston and even Manchester all on the M6. It can take an hour driving along the A590 to get to the M6 especially if you get stuck behind a slow moving vehicle. I think this will bug you after a while.

I don't know the place that well, I've visited that's all ... it's quite off the beaten track ... it's near to the Lake District but it's not in it, which probably means you have the advantages of the area without the tourists ... it's an ex-industrial town (shipbuilding etc) but that has run down now ... it's got a fairly good shopping area for a relatively small town, I think a lot of people in the surrounding area must come into Barrow for shopping ... it struck me as the sort of place that's a fairly relaxed, slow pace of life but probably not all that good if you were looking for a job ... it has good transport links but it takes a bit of time to get to anywhere