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Uldale
Uldale shown within Cumbria |
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| Parish | Ireby and Uldale |
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| District | Allerdale |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Cumbria | |
Uldale is a small village in Cumbria, England.
It is about five miles from Caldbeck, two miles from Ireby with which it forms the civil parish of Ireby and Uldale and Aughertree, 11 miles from Wigton and 12 miles from Cockermouth.
Uldale church (the old "church") is located one mile outside Uldale yet only half a mile from Ireby.[1] One theory is that the Plague forced the movement of the village to its present location and so only those who were well could make the walk to the church.
A school was founded in 1726 on the current site of Dale House but later moved to a larger building further through the village. The Cape family and many local families helped to fund the new building, which closed in 1990 and had passed into the hands of the Church Commissioners who currently want to sell the site for development into housing.
Miss Foster was the headteacher of Uldale School for many years.