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Lancashire (/ ˈ l æ ŋ k ə ʃ ər / LAN-kə-shər, /-ʃ ɪər /-sheer; abbreviated Lancs) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The largest settlement is Blackpool.
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Explore Lancashire. Welcome to Lancashire, a county of contrasting landscapes from its rolling hills to windswept mooes diverse heritage and plentiful food and drink, covering 3,075 Km2 of England’s North West - Lancashire is the county #WhereLifeFeelsGood . From the unique and wildlife rich Morecambe Bay in the north to the flat and fertile ...
May 2, 2024 · Lancashire, administrative, geographic, and historical county in northwestern England. It is bounded to the north by Cumberland and Westmorland (in the present administrative county of Cumbria), to the east by Yorkshire, to the south by Cheshire, and to the west by the Irish Sea.
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Lancashire is a county of England, in the northwest of the country. The county did not exist in 1086, for the Domesday Book, and was apparently first created in 1182, [1] making it one of the youngest of the traditional counties. The historic county consisted of two separate parts. The main part runs along the northwestern coast of England.
1. Queen Street Mill. By Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link. Lancashire was once the center of the world’s cotton textile industry. Mills, such as this one near the town of Burnley, employed thousand of people at their late 19th century height. It’s now a museum. 2. Blackpool. By Mark S Jobling. Blackpool is the classic English seaside resort.
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