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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

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

People who were smuggled to Skelmersdale, Lancashire, repeatedly rang 999 as they became desperate for food and water when they escaped from a lorry, before being taken for hospital treatment.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2023

The 27-year-old, from Skelmersdale in Lancashire, is studying a masters degree in aerospace engineering at the University of Liverpool.

From BBC Oct. 24, 2022

But then Lucy Wodehouse's views were highly objectionable, and she bethought herself of Julia Trench, who had long ago been selected by the sisters as the clergyman's wife of Skelmersdale.

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

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