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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.
54.167°N 2.827°W. / 54.167; -2.827. Silverdale is a village and civil parish within the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. The village stands on Morecambe Bay, near the border with Cumbria, 4.5 miles (7 km) north west of Carnforth and 8.5 miles (14 km) of Lancaster. The parish had a population of 1,519 recorded in the 2011 ...
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 ...
It was designed by Major Thomas Jarrett and built between 1781 and 1783, with a cupola added in 1782 to a design by Thomas Harrison. It was extended in 1871 and 1886. In 1910, the functions of the Town Hall were transferred to a new building in nearby Dalton Square. The old Town Hall was converted into a museum in 1923.
53°45′32″N2°41′56″W53.759°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 district obtained city status in 2002 ...
UK. England. Lancashire. 53°59′35″N 2°47′02″W / . 53.993°N 2.784°W. / 53.993; -2.784. Galgate / ˈɡɒlɡət / is a village in the City of Lancaster, just south of Lancaster University, and about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Lancaster itself in the English county of Lancashire .
UK. England. Lancashire. 54°02′46″N2°53′38″W54.046°N 2.894°W. Heysham ( ˈhiːʃəm ⓘ HEE-shəm) is a coastal village in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is a ferry port, with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two nuclear power stations .
The canal at Farleton, Cumbria, in the unnavigable northern section. The building on the left was used as stables for the packet boat services. Initial ideas for what would become the Lancaster Canal were formulated as a result of the high price of coal in the city of Lancaster and the surrounding area. [1] James Brindley was asked to make a ...