Ulverston

Ulverston
Town and parish
Market Street, Ulverston
Ulverston is located in Morecambe Bay
Ulverston
Ulverston
Location on Morecambe Bay
Ulverston is located in the former South Lakeland district
Ulverston
Ulverston
Location in the former South Lakeland district
Ulverston is located in Cumbria
Ulverston
Ulverston
Location within Cumbria
Population11,678 (2011)[1]
DemonymUlverstonian
OS grid referenceSD2878
Civil parish
  • Ulverston
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townULVERSTON
Postcode districtLA12
Dialling code01229
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°11′35″N 3°05′24″W / 54.193°N 3.090°W / 54.193; -3.090

Ulverston is a market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies a few miles south of the Lake District National Park and just north-west of Morecambe Bay, within the Furness Peninsula. Lancaster is 39 miles (63 km) to the east, Barrow-in-Furness 10 miles (16 km) to the south-west and Kendal 25 miles (40 km) to the north-east. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 11,524,[2] increasing at the 2011 census to 11,678.[1]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ulverston Parish (E04002655)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Ulverston Parish (16UG072)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 May 2021.