Lancashire
The title of this article is ambiguous. For other meanings, see Lancashire (disambiguation).
Lancashire [ˈlæŋkəʃər] is a county in north-west England. The name itself comes from Lancaster and shire. The county borders the Irish Sea as well as the counties of Cumbria, North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside and the county-free areas of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen.
Before the territorial reform of 1974, the county still bordered Cumberland, Westmorland, Yorkshire and Cheshire. The area was now reduced in size to simplify administration. From 1 April 1974, the Furness area (the former Lancashire area north of Morecambe Bay) became part of the newly divided county of Cumbria, south-eastern parts went to Greater Manchester, and south-western parts became Merseyside. The town of Warrington and its surrounding counties of Winwick, Croft, Risley and Culcheth were annexed to Cheshire. Part of the West Riding of Yorkshire near Clitheroe was annexed to Lancashire. In 1998 Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen became unitary authorities, but nominally remained within Lancashire for protocol and security purposes.
Lancashire is divided into several districts. These are Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire and Wyre.
The county's population was estimated at 1,449,300 in 2010.
Lancashire as a traditional county
Cities and towns in Lancashire
- Abbeystead, Accrington, Adlington, Appley Bridge, Arkholme-with-Cawood, Aughton
- Bacup, Barnoldswick, Barrowford, Blacko, Bolton-le-Sands, Borwick, Botton Head, Brierfield, Brookhouse
- Capernwray, Carnforth, Catterall, Catton, Chatburn, Chipping, Chorley, Church, Clitheroe, Croston
- Downham, Dunsop Bridge
- Earby, Edenfield, Elswick
- Fleetwood, Freckleton
- Galgate, Garstang, Gisburn, Great Eccleston, Great Harwood, Gressingham, Grindleton
- Halton-on-Lune, Hest Bank, Heysham, Hurst Green
- Inglewhite, Ireby
- Kirkham, Knott-End-on-Sea
- Lancaster, Leck, Lowgill, Lytham, Lytham St. Annes
- Marshaw, Medlar-with-Wesham, Morecambe
- Nelson, Nether Kellet, Newton-in-Bowland
- Ormskirk, Oswaldwistle, Over Kellet
- Padiham, Poulton-le-Flyde, Preston
- Quernmore
- Ramsbottom, Ribchester, Rivington, Roach Bridge
- Sawley, Silverdale, Skelmersdale, Slaidburn, Stonyhurst
- Tarnbrook, Thornton, Thornton-Cleveleys, Tunstall...
- Up Holland
- Waddington, Warton, Wennington, Whalley, Whitewell, Whittington, Whitworth, Wray, Wycoller
- Yealand Redmayne
Places of interest
- Abbeystead Weir
- Arnside Tower
- Astley Hall
- Bank Hall, part of English Heritage
- Beach Lighthouse
- Carr Brook
- Castle Stede
- Clitheroe Castle
- Cromwell's Bridge
- Dow Brook
- Fylde
- Greaves Hall, 19th century manor house near in Banks near Southport.
- Heysham Cliffs
- Jenny Brown's Point
- Jubilee Tower
- Lancaster Castle
- Lancaster Cathedral
- Lancaster Priory
- Lancaster Station
- Leighton Hall, 18th century manor house near Carnforth.
- Liverpool Castle
- Lune Aqueduct
- Lune Millennium Bridge
- Manchester Ship Canal
- Marshaw Wyre
- Mearley Brook
- Pendleton Brook
- Pharos Lighthouse
- Ribchester Bridge
- River Calder
- River Ribble
- River Wyre
- Rivington Pike, hill in Rivington
- Rivington Reservoirs
- Roman Baths Ribchester
- Sawley Abbey
- Skerton Bridge
- Spen Brook
- Tarnbrook Wyre
- Turton Tower
- Waddow Hall
- West Lancashire Light Railway
- Whalley Viaduct
- Wycoller Beck
