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  2. Lancaster, Lancashire - Wikipedia

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    Lancaster, Lancashire. /  54.04889°N 2.80139°W  / 54.04889; -2.80139. 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.

  3. 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 ...

  4. Lancashire - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. LA postcode area - Wikipedia

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    The LA postcode area, also known as the Lancaster postcode area, is a group of 23 postcode districts in north-west England, within 17 post towns. These cover north Lancashire (including Lancaster, Morecambe and Carnforth) and southern Cumbria (including Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal, Ulverston, Windermere, Dalton-in-Furness, Milnthorpe, Sedbergh, Grange-over-Sands, Askam-in-Furness, Kirkby-in ...

  6. Duchy of Lancaster - Wikipedia

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    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 the Duchy would be ...

  7. History of Lancashire - Wikipedia

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    John Speed's map of the County Palatine of Lancaster, 1610 Lancashire in 1832 (click to enlarge). At the time when the Romans arrived in England, much of northern England was inhabited by the Brigantes, though the Cumbrian highland area was inhabited by the Carvetii, who were possibly a tribe within the larger Brigantes group.

  8. Portal:Lancashire - Wikipedia

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    The Lancashire Portal. The Red Rose of Lancaster is the county flower of Lancashire, and a common symbol for the county. 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 ...

  9. Lancaster Canal - Wikipedia

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    The Lancaster Canal is a canal in North West England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south Cumbria (historically in Westmorland).The section around the crossing of the River Ribble was never completed, and much of the southern end leased to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, of which it is now generally considered part.

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