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  2. City of Lancaster - Wikipedia

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    The City of Lancaster, or simply Lancaster (/ ˈlæŋkæstər /), [2][3] is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, and also includes the towns of Carnforth, Heysham and Morecambe and a wider rural hinterland. The district has a population of 144,446 (2022), [4 ...

  3. Lancaster, Lancashire - Wikipedia

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    Lancaster, Lancashire. Lancaster (/ ˈlæŋkəstər /, / ˈlænkæs -/) [2] is a city [3] in Lancashire, England, and the main cultural hub, economic and commercial centre of City of Lancaster district. The city is on the River Lune directly inland from Morecambe Bay. Lancaster is the county town [4] although Lancashire County Council has been ...

  4. Duchy of Lancaster - Wikipedia

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    Duchy of Lancaster. The Duchy of Lancaster is a private estate of the British sovereign. The estate has its origins in the lands held by the medieval Dukes of Lancaster, which came under the direct control of the monarch when Henry Bolingbroke, the then duke of Lancaster, ascended the throne in 1399. [1][2] In 1461 King Edward IV confirmed that ...

  5. Listed buildings in Lancaster, Lancashire (central area)

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    Listed buildings in Lancaster, Lancashire (central area) Lancaster is an unparished area in the City of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It contains over 330 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, four are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, 24 are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the ...

  6. Crown Estate - Wikipedia

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    Estate (freehold) ownership of land in Central London as of 2023, showing the Crown Estate in purple. This includes the entirety of Regent Street and around half of St James's in London's West End as well as retail property across the UK in locations including Oxford, Exeter, Nottingham, Newcastle, Harlow, and Swansea. [74]

  7. Preston, Lancashire - Wikipedia

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    UK. England. Lancashire. 53°45′32″N2°41′56″W / 53.759°N 2.699°W. Preston (/ ˈprɛstən / ⓘ) is a city [ a ] on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire and the wider City of Preston local government district. Preston and its surrounding ...

  8. Lancashire - Wikipedia

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    Lancashire. Lancashire (/ ˈlæŋkəʃər / LAN-kə-shər, /- ʃɪər / -⁠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 county has an area of 3,079 ...

  9. Real estate in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The real estate market in the United Kingdom is the largest or second-largest in Europe (after Germany) depending on the method of measurement. [1][2] The commercial real estate market in the UK has a market size of around 250billion euros. [1] Domestic real estate represented the largest non-financial asset in the UK, with a net worth of £5 ...