Ulpha (England)
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Name (Latin)
Ulpha (England)
Other forms of name
Ulpha (England : Parish)
Parish of Ulpha (England)
Associated country
Great Britain
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Sources of Information
- Wikipedia, viewed 13 May 2014(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)
- A mountain chapelry in Cumbria, 1974:pref. (Parish of Ulpha)
- Church of England, Diocese of Carlisle WWW site, 25 May 2005:deanery parishes, parishes within Furness (Ulpha)
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Wikipedia description:
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, reducing at the 2011 Census to 128. 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.
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