Ulverston
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Template:Infobox England place with map Ulverston is a market town in the (administrative) county of Cumbria in north-west England. It is in the traditional county of Lancashire and many people still refer to it as such. Image:Arms-ulverston.jpg Over the years the town has been the birthplace of several famous people. Sir John Barrow, born at Dragley Beck, was the Admiralty's Second Secretary: a much more important position than First Secretary. The town of Barrow, Alaska, the United States' most northerly town, is named after him. A monument to him - a replica of the third Eddystone Lighthouse - stands on Hoad Hill overlooking the town. Famous 'Ulverstonians' include Comedian Stan Laurel of Laurel and Hardy fame; Norman Birkett, who represented Britain at the Nuremberg Trials; Maude Green, the mother of Rock and Roll music legend, Bill Haley [1] and Norman Gifford, the England Test cricketer.
In the Domesday Book, the town was referred to as 'Ulvreston' and was of sufficient note to receive a Market Charter in 1280. Ulverston keeps its old market town appearance, and market days are held on Thursdays and Saturdays.
The town is set on the Furness peninsula, close to the Lake District, and just north of Morecambe Bay. Ulverston railway station, which serves the town, is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster.
Ulverston Victoria High School (UVHS) is the town's secondary school with approximately 1300 students.
Gallery
 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" |