Upholland is a civil parish and small town in Lancashire, England, situated approximately three miles east of Skelmersdale and two miles west of Orrell. The town is situated on a small hill rising above the west Lancashire plains. There are views towards Ormskirk and to Southport in the north-west and towards Manchester and on to the High Peak of Derbyshire in the east. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Lancashire is a county and duchy palatine in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Location within the British Isles Skelmersdale is a new town, by far the largest town in the district of West Lancashire. ... Orrell is a village on the outskirts of Wigan and the most westerly point of Greater Manchester, England. ... Map sources for Ormskirk at grid reference SD415085 Ormskirk is a small market town in England, with a population of approximately 23,500 (2005 est. ... For other uses, see Southport (disambiguation). ...

The name Upholland differentiates it from another place locally called Downholland, 10 miles to the west (on the other side of Ormskirk). Both derive their names from the manor of Holland, a possession of the de Holland family until 1534. Events February 27 - Group of Anabaptists of Jan Matthys seize Münster and declare it The New Jerusalem - they begin to exile dissenters and forcible baptize all others May 10 - Jacques Cartier explores Newfoundland while searching for the Northwest Passage. ...

One of Upholland's claims to fame is that George Lyon, reputed to be one of the last English highwaymen, is said to be buried in the churchyard of the Church of England parish church of St. Thomas's. Folk image of a mounted highwayman This page is about the criminal occupation of highwayman, for groups of that name, see The Highwaymen. ... Underwater funeral in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea from an edition with drawings by Alphonse de Neuville and Edouard Riou. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... A church building (or simply church) is a building used in Christian worship. ...

This church was previously a Benedictine monastery, the Priory of St. Thomas the Martyr of Upholland. The churchyard contains evidence of tunnels used by the monks as escape routes. A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ... Monastery of St. ... A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ...

A Catholic seminary,St. Joseph's College, used for training Catholic priests, was once based in Upholland. The college closed down in 1987 after over 150 years of serving the Northern Catholic dioceses of England. Former students include Tony Brindle, Paul Addison, James T Hull, John Barber, Bernard Bpylan, and the comedian Johnny Vegas. Other celebrated students were comedians Kenny Everett and Tom O'Connor, the libel lawyer George Carman, pop musician Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout, the editor of the Jerusalem Bible and British Member of Parliament John Battle. A seminary is a specialized university-like institution for the purpose of instructing students (seminarians) in theology, often in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Michael Joseph Pennington (born on September 11, 1971), better known as Johnny Vegas, is an English comedian from the Merseyside town of St. ... George Carman (6 October 1929 – 2 January 2001), a leading barrister (lawyer) of the 1980s and 1990s, first came to prominence when he successfully defended the former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe when he was charged with attempted murder. ... Prefab Sprout is an English pop band that rose to moderate fame during the 1980s. ... The Gutenberg Bible owned by the United States Library of Congress The Bible (Hebrew: תנ״ך tanakh, Greek: η Βίβλος hē biblos, the book) (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Work of God, The Word, The Good Book or Scripture), is the name used by Jews and Christians for their differing (and overlapping) canons... The Right Honourable John Dominic Battle (April 26, 1951) British politician, and is the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Leeds West. ...

The Verve also come from Upholland.