Ulverston

54.195437 - 3.091757Koordinaten: 54 ° 12 ' N, 3 ° 6' W

Ulverston is a place and civil parish in Cumbria, England near the Morecambe Bay with 11,524 inhabitants ( 2001). Ulverston belonged until 1974 to Lancashire and then came through the Local Government Act to Cumbria.

The place is first mentioned in 1086 in the Domesday Book. King Edward I granted Ulverston in 1280 the market right after getting Thursday could take place in the market place. The site follows this privilege today by organizing a market on Thursday and Saturday.

Notable people who were born in Ulverston are the politician Sir John Barrow, the lawyer and politician Norman Birkett and the comedian Stan Laurel.

The Hoad monument on Hoad Hill to the north- west of the town, which is a replica of the third Eddystone Lighthouse ( Smeaton's Tower ), recalls since 1850 to Sir John Barrow and allows a panoramic view across Morecambe Bay and the southern Lake District.

The Laurel and Hardy Museum in the village remembered today to Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy as the comedians Laurel and Hardy pair.

Ulverston has twinned with Albert in France.

Ulverston has a station on the Furness Line, which is served by trains of the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express of Lancaster and Barrow-in- Furness.

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