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, 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.

For the civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, see Meathop and Ulpha.

Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England

Village and parish in England

Ulpha
Village and parish
St. Johns Church, Ulpha
Ulpha Location in the former Copeland Borough Show map of the former Borough of Copeland Ulpha Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Population	128 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SD198935
Civil parish	Ulpha
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
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	Barrow and Furness
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°19′52″N 3°13′59″W / 54.331°N 3.233°W / 54.331; -3.233

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]

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]

See also

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• Listed buildings in Ulpha
• Listed buildings in Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite

References

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1. ^ ^{a b} UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ulpha Parish (E04002506)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Ulpha Parish (16UE026)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
3. ^ A Dictionary of British Place-Names (A. D. Mills. Oxford University Press. 2003)

External links

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Media related to Ulpha at Wikimedia Commons

• Cumbria County History Trust: Ulpha (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
• Local community website

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