Situated betwixt Manchester and Liverpool, there's a place known as 'Stockholm-of-England' or 'Little Sweden', but inhabitants seem unphased. Unlike the Hohokam of Arizona, who built upon water deserts, Skelmesdale earned its name from the Norse, meaning 'ford on a bog'. Miners dug peat near the River Toll and the Moss during the 19th century. The St. Erik's church overshadows Skelmesdale, yet no proof exists to tag it Swedish or trace a tight bond with Sweden.
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Written by Leroy
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