Ulpha

For the civil parish in South Lakeland, see Meathop and Ulpha.
Ulpha

St. Johns Church, Ulpha
Ulpha
 Ulpha shown within Cumbria
OS grid referenceSD198935
Civil parishUlpha
DistrictCopeland
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS
Postcode district LA20
Dialling code 01229
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentCopeland
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria

Coordinates: 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 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,[1] reducing at the 2011 Census to 128.[2]

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]

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