Ulpha
Village and parish in the English Lake District / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the civil parish in South Lakeland, see Meathop and Ulpha.
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 Cumberland unitary authority area. 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]
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Ulpha | |
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Village and parish | |
St. Johns Church, Ulpha | |
Population | 128 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SD198935 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial 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 | |
54.331°N 3.233°W / 54.331; -3.233 |
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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]