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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ulpha like this:
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.
Ulpha is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ulpha itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ulpha in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5876
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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