Ulpha

Village and parish in the English Lake District
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  • Ulpha
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  • Cumbria
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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

  • iconCumbria portal

References

  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

Media related to Ulpha at Wikimedia Commons

  • Cumbria County History Trust: Ulpha (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
  • Local community website
Authority control databases: National Edit this at Wikidata
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