Skelmersdale

British

/ ˈskɛlməzˌdeɪl /

noun

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

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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

Saturday will not be the first time Woods, who was brought up in Skelmersdale, west Lancashire, has stepped foot on Liverpool's pitch.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025

The 22-year-old from Skelmersdale in Lancashire had been living with severe asthma since she was a toddler.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023

While Ormskirk is getting a new bus station, Mr Blaxall pointed to the fact Skelmersdale does not have a railway station.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2023

Somehow, just then, in the midst of his distresses, a vision of Skelmersdale burst upon the Perpetual Curate like a glimpse of a better world.

From The Perpetual Curate by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)

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