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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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County Councillor Simon Evans, member for Skelmersdale Central, was elected deputy leader of the Reform UK group and is also expected to be ratified at the meeting along with councillors selected to form the cabinet.

From BBC May 12, 2025

"I started barbering, working as a Saturday lad in Skelmersdale," says Woods.

From BBC Jan. 10, 2025

They recently conducted underwater and helicopter searches for Brian Blakeman, who was last seen in Skelmersdale, Lancashire.

From BBC Dec. 10, 2023

"It's absolutely crazy for a girl coming from Skelmersdale - a little, small, quiet town - it is out of this world," she said.

From BBC Oct. 24, 2022

Wilbraham, Esq., the grandfather of Lord Skelmersdale, who died upon the 3rd of April last, was a lawyer of great eminence, and held the office of treasurer of Lincoln's Inn.

From Notes and Queries, Number 186, May 21, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell

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