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[[Ulverston Victoria High School]] ([[UVHS]]) is the town's [[secondary school]] with approximately 1300 pupils. The school has a Sixth Form which draws students from Ulverston as well as the surrounding areas. There are three [[infant school]]s, one [[junior school]], one [[primary school]] and one [[Special education|disabled school]] in the town's proximity. The closest access to [[private education]] is [[Chetwynde School]] in [[Barrow-in-Furness]]. |
[[Ulverston Victoria High School]] ([[UVHS]]) is the town's [[secondary school]] with approximately 1300 pupils. The school has a Sixth Form which draws students from Ulverston as well as the surrounding areas. There are three [[infant school]]s, one [[junior school]], one [[primary school]] and one [[Special education|disabled school]] in the town's proximity. The closest access to [[private education]] is [[Chetwynde School]] in [[Barrow-in-Furness]]. |
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[[Image:Hoad Hill.JPG|thumb|Hoad Hill and |
[[Image:Hoad Hill.JPG|thumb|Hoad Hill and the replica of the Eddystone Lighthouse, Ulverston]] |
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==Festival town== |
==Festival town== |
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| Ulverston | |
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| Coat of arms of Ulverston Optimum Sufficit "Only the best is enough" | |
| Population | Expression error: "11,210 (2001 census)" must be numeric |
| OS grid reference | SD288780 |
| District | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ULVERSTON |
| Postcode district | LA12 |
| Dialling code | 01229 |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Ulverston is a market town in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria in north-west England. Historically part of Lancashire, the town is set on the Furness Peninsula, close to the Lake District, and just north of Morecambe Bay.
It is thought that the name of the town originates from the old Norse meaning Ulfer's stone. It has been suggested that it was one of the first west of England Viking settlements settled directly from the Viking homelands rather than from their spread east to west. Popular legend suggests that the name of the town is derived from the fact that the last wolf in England was killed nearby.[1]
Over the years the town has been the birthplace of several famous people. Sir John Barrow, born at Dragley Beck, Ulverston, was the Admiralty's Second Secretary: a much more important position than First Secretary. A monument to him — a replica of the third Eddystone Lighthouse — stands on Hoad Hill overlooking the town. Famous Ulverstonians include Norman Birkett, who represented Britain at the Nuremberg Trials; Maude Green, the mother of Rock and Roll music legend, Bill Haley;[2] Norman Gifford, the England test cricketer and comedian Stan Laurel, of Laurel and Hardy fame. The Laurel & Hardy Museum, situated in Ulverston, claims to be the only one of its kind in the world.
In the Domesday Book, the town was referred to as 'Ulvreston' and was of sufficient note to receive a Market Charter in 1280. This was for a market every Thursday; modern Ulverston keeps its old market town appearance, and market days are now held on both Thursdays and Saturdays. The charter also allowed for all public ale houses to open from 10:30 am until 11:00pm irrespective of any other statute on the books.
Ulverston railway station, which serves the town, is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster.
Historically the ancient parish included several other chapelries or townships which later became separate civil parishes: Blawith, Church Coniston, Egton with Newland, Lowick, Mansriggs, Osmotherley, Subberthwaite and Torver. From 1894 to 1974 the town constituted an urban district in the administrative county of Lancashire. It became a successor parish in the Cumbria district of South Lakeland under the Local Government Act 1972.[3]
Ulverston Victoria High School (UVHS) is the town's secondary school with approximately 1300 pupils. The school has a Sixth Form which draws students from Ulverston as well as the surrounding areas. There are three infant schools, one junior school, one primary school and one disabled school in the town's proximity. The closest access to private education is Chetwynde School in Barrow-in-Furness.
Festival town
Ulverston calls itself a 'Festival Town' in reference to the many and varied festivals which take place in Ulverston over the course of a year. The most renowned being the Lantern Festival, which involves hundreds of Ulverstonians creating lanterns out of willow and tissue paper and parading them through the town. The event each year culminates in a lively display of theatrical performance and fireworks in Ford Park.
Other popular festivals include:
- Flag Festival
- Dickensian Festival
- Beer Festival
- Charter Festival
- International Music Festival
- Folklore Festival
- Comedy Festival
- Word Market — including 'Pub Scripts'
- Walking Festival
- Spring Buddhist Festival
- Print Fest
- Summer Buddhist Festival
- Ulverston Carnival Parade
- Furness Festival of Tradition
- Summer Music Festival
- Festival of Fashion
Gallery
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Market Street, Ulverston -
View over to Hoad Hill -
Side door of Ulverston Church -
Town Clock of Ulverston, 1845 -
Lanternhouse, headquarters of Welfare State International, a "company of artists"
Twin Towns
Ulverston is twinned with:
Albert, France
See also
References
External links
- The official Ulverston website
- Ulverston history at GENUKI
- Heritage First (formerly Ulverston Heritage Centre)
- Ulverston on the web
- Virtual tour of the town
- Ulverston Victoria High School (UVHS)
- Events and Accommodation in and around Ulverston
- Ulverston International Music Festival
- Ulverston Mind
- Official DIckensian Festival website (this is currently still showing the 2006 festival. Oops!)