OS grid reference SD198935 Region North West Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Friday 12:19 AM District Copeland UK parliament constituency Copeland | Civil parish Ulpha Country England Post town BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS Shire county Cumbria Dialling code 01229 | |
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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. 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.
Map of Ulpha, Broughton-in-Furness, UK
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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