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St. Helens

American  
[hel-uhnz] / ˈhɛl ənz /

noun

  1. a city in Merseyside, in NW England, near Liverpool.

  2. Mount, an active volcano in SW Washington, part of the Cascade Range: seven major eruptions during 1980, the first since 1854–57. 8,364 feet (2,549 meters).


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Nigel Farage was questioned over the vetting of new councillors, specifically in reference to Cooper, on a visit to St Helens on election results day.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Last month, Burnham told BBC Radio Manchester that suggestions St Helens South MP Marie Rimmer was being pressured to "step aside" were "fiction".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Victory for Brad Arthur's side means they leapfrog Wigan Warriors into top spot, after the Cherry and Whites were beaten by a resurgent St Helens earlier on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The 32-year-old from St Helens told the BBC that after realising how little information there was on endometriosis, she decided to petition for there to be a national endometriosis registry.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Whatever I’d done in Mount St Helens had drained me like nothing else I’d ever experienced.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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