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Skelmersdale

British  
/ ˈskɛlməzˌdeɪl /

noun

  1. a town in NW England, in Lancashire: designated a new town in 1962. Pop: 39 279 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The trailers were found in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, last week.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

On 7 February, Cleary drove a low-loader truck with a white van on the back to an estate in Skelmersdale a few minutes away from the gym.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025

The vehicle was seized during a raid at an address in Marchbank Road, Skelmersdale, on 15 September 2021, after it was recorded making more than 40 trips across the UK.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024

Nestled perfectly between Merseyside, Greater Manchester and the rest of Lancashire, the 73,000 voters within the West Lancashire constituency are spread out across the three population centres of Skelmersdale, Ormskirk and Burscough.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2023

Perhaps no other act on the part of her nephew could have had so much effect, had he been able to pursue his advantage, upon the still undecided fate of Skelmersdale.

From The Perpetual Curate by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

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