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Upholland is a civil parish and village in West Lancashire, England, 3 miles east of Skelmersdale and 4 miles west of Wigan. [1]

62 relations: Bible, Burial, Catherine Ashton, Catholic Church, Church of England, Church of St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland, Civil parish, Coal mining, Derbyshire, Domesday Book, Downholland, Eilert Ekwall, European Union, George Carman, George Lyon (highwayman), George Stephenson, Great Britain, High Peak, Derbyshire, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Highwayman, Holland family, Ian Bleasdale, International Phonetic Association, John Battle (politician), John C. Wells, Johnny Vegas, Lancashire, Life peer, Listed buildings in Upholland, Liverpool, Manchester, Member of parliament, Monastery, Old English, Order of Saint Benedict, Ormskirk, Paddy McAloon, Paul Addison, Prefab Sprout, Rack and pinion, Received Pronunciation, Richard Ashcroft, Richard James Arthur Berry, Robert Daglish, Seminary, Skelmersdale, Southport, St Helens, Merseyside, St Joseph's College, Upholland, Steam locomotive, ..., Ted Ray (comedian), The Verve, Tom O'Connor (comedian), United Kingdom census, 2011, United States, Up Holland High School, Upholland Priory, Upholland railway station, West Lancashire, West Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency), West Lancashire Coastal Plain, Wigan. Expand index (12 more) »

Bible

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, "the books") is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures that Jews and Christians consider to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans.

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Burial

Burial or interment is the ritual act of placing a dead person or animal, sometimes with objects, into the ground.

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Catherine Ashton

Catherine Margaret Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, (born 20 March 1956 at Upholland, Lancashire) is a British Labour politician who served as the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and First Vice President of the European Commission in the Barroso Commission from 2009 to 2014.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Church of England

The Church of England (C of E) is the state church of England.

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Church of St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland

The Church of St Thomas the Martyr is in School Lane, Upholland, Lancashire, England.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority.

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Coal mining

Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground.

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Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England.

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Domesday Book

Domesday Book (or; Latin: Liber de Wintonia "Book of Winchester") is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror.

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Downholland

Downholland is a civil parish in Lancashire, England, on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain.

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Eilert Ekwall

Bror Oscar Eilert Ekwall (born 8 January 1877 in Vallsjö (now in Sävsjö, Jönköpings län, Sweden, died 23 November 1964 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden), known as Eilert Ekwall, was Professor of English at Sweden's Lund University from 1909 to 1942 and was one of the outstanding scholars of the English language in the first half of the 20th century. He wrote works on the history of English, but he is best known as the author of numerous important books on English placenames (in the broadest sense) and personal names.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of EUnum member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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George Carman

George Alfred Carman, QC (6 October 1929 – 2 January 2001) was a leading English barrister during the 1980s and 1990s.

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George Lyon (highwayman)

George Lyon (1761–22 April 1815) was a gentleman highwayman in England.

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George Stephenson

George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer.

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Great Britain

Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.

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High Peak, Derbyshire

High Peak is a borough in Derbyshire, England.

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High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (abbreviated HR or HR/VP, the latter reflecting the vice presidency of the Commission) is the chief co-ordinator and representative of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) within the European Union (EU).

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Highwayman

A highwayman was a robber who stole from travellers.

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Holland family

The Holland family was a medieval-era English noble family.

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Ian Bleasdale

Ian Bleasdale (born 1950, Upholland, Lancashire) is an English actor and television presenter.

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International Phonetic Association

The International Phonetic Association (IPA; in French, Association phonétique internationale, API) is an organization that promotes the scientific study of phonetics and the various practical applications of that science.

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John Battle (politician)

John Dominic Battle, (born 26 April 1951) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds West from 1987 to 2010.

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John C. Wells

John Christopher Wells (born 11 March 1939 in Bootle, Lancashire) is a British phonetician and Esperantist.

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Johnny Vegas

Michael Pennington (born 5 September 1970), known professionally as Johnny Vegas, is an English actor and comedian, known for his angry rants, surreal humour, portly figure and high husky voice.

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Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs.) is a county in north west England.

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Life peer

In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers.

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Listed buildings in Upholland

Up Holland is a civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Old English

Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.

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Order of Saint Benedict

The Order of Saint Benedict (OSB; Latin: Ordo Sancti Benedicti), also known as the Black Monksin reference to the colour of its members' habitsis a Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of Saint Benedict.

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Ormskirk

Ormskirk is a market town in West Lancashire, England, north of Liverpool, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston.

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Paddy McAloon

Patrick Joseph "Paddy" McAloon is an English singer-songwriter and a founder of the band Prefab Sprout.

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Paul Addison

Paul Addison (born 1943) is a British author and historian, specializing in the British experience in the Second World War and its effects on post-war society.

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Prefab Sprout

Prefab Sprout are an English pop band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England who rose to fame during the 1980s.

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Rack and pinion

A rack and pinion is a type of linear actuator that comprises a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion.

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Received Pronunciation

Received Pronunciation (RP) is an accent of Standard English in the United Kingdom and is defined in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary as "the standard accent of English as spoken in the south of England", although it can be heard from native speakers throughout England and Wales.

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Richard Ashcroft

Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971) is an English singer and songwriter.

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Richard James Arthur Berry

Prof Richard James Arthur Berry FRSE FRCSE (1867–1962) was a British-born surgeon and anatomist who rose to fame in Australia.

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Robert Daglish

Robert Daglish (1779-1865) was a colliery manager, mining, mechanical and civil engineer at the start of the railway era.

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Seminary

Seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, Early-Morning Seminary, and divinity school are educational institutions for educating students (sometimes called seminarians) in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy, academia, or ministry.

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Skelmersdale

Skelmersdale is a town in West Lancashire, England.

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Southport

Southport is a large seaside town in Merseyside, England.

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St Helens, Merseyside

St Helens is a large town in Merseyside, England.

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St Joseph's College, Upholland

St Joseph's College, Upholland is a former Roman Catholic seminary in Upholland, Lancashire, England.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

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Ted Ray (comedian)

Ted Ray (born Charles Olden; 21 November 1905 – 8 November 1977) was an English comedian of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, on radio and television.

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The Verve

The Verve were an English rock band formed in Wigan in 1990 by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury.

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Tom O'Connor (comedian)

Thomas Patrick O'Connor (born 31 October 1939 in Bootle, Lancashire) is an English comedian, TV presenter and actor.

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United Kingdom census, 2011

A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Up Holland High School

Up Holland High School is a secondary school in Up Holland, England.

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Upholland Priory

Upholland Priory was a Benedictine priory in Upholland, Lancashire, England.

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Upholland railway station

Upholland railway station serves the small town of Upholland in the southern Lancashire/Wigan boundary area of England.

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West Lancashire

West Lancashire is a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough in Lancashire, England.

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West Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)

West Lancashire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Rosie Cooper, a member of the Labour Party.

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West Lancashire Coastal Plain

The West Lancashire Coastal Plain is a large area in the south west of Lancashire, England.

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Wigan

Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upholland

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