Ulverston

Ulverston
Town and parish
Market Street, Ulverston
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Population	11,678 (2011)[1]
Demonym	Ulverstonian
OS grid reference	SD2878
Civil parish	Ulverston
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ULVERSTON
Postcode district	LA12
Dialling code	01229
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Barrow and Furness
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. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 11,524,^[2] increasing at the 2011 census to 11,678.^[1] 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.