A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ULPHA, a chapelry in Millom parish, Cumberland; on the river Duddon, 5 miles N of Broughton r. station. Post town, Ulverston. Real property, £2,1 35. Pop., 360. Houses, 68. The manor belongs to the Earl of Lonsdale. The reach of valley along the Duddon here is called the Vale of Ulpha, and possesses much beauty. Blue slate is quarried, and copper ore is mined. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £185.* Patron, the Vicar of Millom. The "kirk of Ulpha," says Wordsworth, "to the pilgrim's eye is welcome as a star." There are Baptist and Wesleyan chapels. A sheep and cattle fair is held on the last Friday of Aug.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Millom AP/CP Ulpha Ch/CP Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Ulpha |
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