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Up Holland (or Upholland) is a village close to Skelmersdale and civil parish in the West Lancashire district, in the county of Lancashire, England, 4 miles (6 km) west of Wigan. The population at the 2011 census was 7,376.
- 7,376 (2011)
- North West
Up Holland, West Lancashire. Up Holland, created as a parish council in 1983, lies on the slope of a ridge to the west of Wigan. It is a place of great antiquity. A figure of victory, probably of Roman workmanship, was found in a field at Up Holland in the 19th century and old records indicate early Celtic or Welsh settlement in the area.
Up Holland is a village in Lancashire, three miles east of Skelmersdale and four miles west of Wigan. The population at the 2011 census was recorded as 7,376. The village is on a small hill 292 feet above sea level that rises above the coastal plain.
Up Holland is a village close to Skelmersdale and civil parish in the West Lancashire district, in the county of Lancashire, England, 4 miles west of Wigan. The population at the 2011 census was 7,376.
Name: Up Holland, West Lancashire. X/Y co-ords: 351886, 405282. Region: North West. Country: England. Place type: Village. Lat/Long: 53.54199982,-2.72753322. District: West Lancashire. Height: 124.9m. Location Grid Ref: SD 5188 0528. OS Explorer Map: 285: Southport & Chorley. County/Unitary Authority: Lancashire
Coordinates: 53.5401°N 2.7213°W. Up Holland Priory was a Benedictine priory in Up Holland, Lancashire, England. It was founded in 1319. [1] . The priory remains are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. [2] and the site is listed as a scheduled monument. [3] .
6 mag 2019 · Upholland Benedictine Priory church survives today as part of St Thomas the Martyr Parish Church. This led Robert de Holland to take the advice of the Bishop of Lichfield to convert the site to a monastic Benedictine priory. It was the largest and last of four Benedictine monasteries to be founded in Lancashire.
