Up Holland
Coordinates: 53 ° 32 ′ N , 2 ° 44 ′ W
Up Holland is a village and civil parish in District West Lancashire the British county of Lancashire . It is about 5 kilometers east of Skelmersdale and 7 kilometers west of Wigan . The name differentiates the community from Downholland , 15 kilometers to the west ; Both places were owned by the Holland family until 1534 .
Attractions
- St Thomas the Martyr, the church of a former Benedictine abbey
- St Joseph's College Seminary (closed 1991)
sons and daughters of the town
- Robert de Holand (* around 1283; † 1328), nobleman from the noble Holland family
- Catherine Ashton (* 1956), politician
Web links
Commons : Up Holland - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
