"Sellafield" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sellafield
  1. A former village in Copeland borough, Cumbria, England, now the site of a nuclear reprocessing plant, formerly known as Windscale (OS grid ref NY0203). Wikipedia link: Sellafield Categories (place): Historical settlements, Places in Cumbria, England, Places in England
    Sense id: en-Sellafield-en-name-Tjq6cx~~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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