Ulpha
Ulpha | |
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St. Johns Church, Ulpha | |
Ulpha Location in Copeland Borough | |
Population | 128 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SD198935 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS |
Postcode district | LA20 |
Dialling code | 01229 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Ulpha is a small village and civil parish in the Duddon Valley in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it forms part of the borough of Copeland. At Ulpha a road leaves the Duddon Valley to cross Birker Fell to the valley of Eskdale. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 159,[2] reducing at the 2011 Census to 128.[1]
The name Ulpha is believed to have originated with the meaning of 'hill frequented by wolves'. The name was derived from the Old Norse words ulfr meaning wolves and haugr meaning hill.[3]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ulpha Parish (E04002506)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Ulpha Parish (16UE026)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ A Dictionary of British Place-Names (A. D. Mills. Oxford University Press. 2003)
External links[]
Media related to Ulpha at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Villages in Cumbria
- Borough of Copeland
- Civil parishes in Cumbria
- Cumbria geography stubs