Historic landfill sites in Dalton-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness
The Environment Agency records 23 historic landfill sites in and around Dalton-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness. covering roughly 77 hectares in total. The largest is Land at Park Farm at 37.81 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to special (hazardous) waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Dalton-in-Furness (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Park Farm | 37.81 ha | — | IndustrialInert |
| Bennet Bank Landfill Phase 5 | 6.82 ha | — | SpecialIndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Tytup Farm | 4.82 ha | 1989 | SpecialLiquid / sludgeIndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Elliscales Tip | 4.69 ha | — | Liquid / sludgeIndustrialCommercialInert |
| Stainton Quarry | 3.29 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| Tytup Farm Phase 2 | 2.35 ha | 1989 | SpecialLiquid / sludgeIndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Bennett Bank Stage 1 | 2.21 ha | 1991 | SpecialLiquid / sludgeIndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Tytup Farm Stage 1 - Phase 1 and 2 | 1.95 ha | 1978 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Tytup Farm Stage 1 - Phase 1 and 2 | 1.75 ha | 1978 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Part Field No 1554 | 1.61 ha | 1992 | Inert |
| Ian Brown | 1.49 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Mouzel Farm | 1.21 ha | — | Inert |
| Eure Pits | 1.09 ha | 1993 | Inert |
| Field No 2700 | 0.83 ha | 1993 | Inert |
| Poaka Beck Reservoir | 0.81 ha | 1993 | Inert |
| Marton Quarries at Old Chapel Works | 0.79 ha | 1993 | CommercialInert |
| Church Farm | 0.67 ha | 1992 | SpecialIndustrialCommercialInert |
| Elliscales Farm | 0.66 ha | 1985 | Inert |
| Old Railway Cutting | 0.53 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| Former Quarry and Mine Workings | 0.51 ha | 1993 | Inert |
| Lindal Moor | 0.42 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Woodbine Quarry | 0.25 ha | 1984 | Inert |
| Land West of Foreshore | 0.22 ha | 1979 | Inert |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in Dalton-in-Furness?
- 23 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Dalton-in-Furness town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in Dalton-in-Furness?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.