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Lancashire County Council. Lancashire County Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England, which occupies most of the ceremonial county of the same name. The council is based in County Hall, Preston, and consists of 84 councillors. Since the 2017 election, the council has been under Conservative control.
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 Carnegie Library is in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England. The foundation stone of St. Anne's Library was laid in August 1904 and the building was officially opened on 10 January 1906. The land was given by the St. Anne's on the Sea Land and Building Company, and Andrew Carnegie paid for the building itself.
Accrington Library is a Carnegie library located in the town of Accrington, Lancashire . In 1904 a sum of £7,500 was offered to the town by the industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for the building of a new library. Following an application for more funds this offer was increased to £10,000. The building itself was opened in ...
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. [1] The population was 48,604 at the 2021 census. [2] Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Manchester. Evidence of Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Viking activity has been ...
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 largest settlement is Blackpool.
Clitheroe. / 53.8711; -2.3916. Clitheroe ( / ˈklɪðəroʊ /) is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located 34 miles (55 km) north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists visiting the area.
In July 2019 Lancashire County Council stated it was their "ultimate ambition" for the museum to reopen. [145] Preston Market Hall and Box Market: located on the site of the historic Covered Market and Fishmarket , traders sell local fresh produce, hot and cold foods to dine-in or take-away, artesan beer and coffee, gifts and bric-à-brac .