Ulgham
Sign in to saveUlgham is a small village in Northumberland, England. The name Ulgham is pronounced 'Uffam': [ˈʊfəm] (locally), [ˈʌfəm] (RP). It is known as the 'village of the owls'.
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Place details
- Locality
- Morpeth
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Ulgham
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- North East England
- UK place.unitary_england
- Northumberland
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Northumberland
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Northumberland
- UK place.population
- 365
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.post_town
- MORPETH
- UK place.postcode_area
- NE
- UK place.postcode_district
- NE61
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NZ234923
- UK place.label_position
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Northumberland
- Population
- +365
- Image
- Ulgham Village Cross - geograph.org.uk - 1544316.jpg
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- Joseph Merrick
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Ulgham is a small village in Northumberland, England. The name Ulgham is pronounced 'Uffam': [ˈʊfəm] (locally), [ˈʌfəm] (RP). It is known as the 'village of the owls'.
== History == The name, first mentioned in 1139 as Wlacam, is from the Old English ūle "owl" and hwamm "nook (of land)", and so means "owl nook".