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  2. Lancashire County Council - Wikipedia

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    The council is the successor to the county council of the administrative county of Lancashire, which was created on 1 April 1889. The council was abolished and reconstituted in 1974, when local government in England was reformed and a non-metropolitan county of Lancashire was created, governed by a county council and thirteen district councils.

  3. List of schools in Lancashire - Wikipedia

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    Alston Lane RC Primary School, Longridge. Altham St James CE Primary School, Altham. Anderton Primary School, Adlington. Ansdell Primary School, Ansdell. Appley Bridge All Saints CE Primary School, Appley Bridge. Arkholme CE Primary School, Arkholme. Ashton Primary School, Preston. Asmall Primary School, Ormskirk.

  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 county has an area of 3,079 square ...

  5. Local education authorities in England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    Local education authorities (LEAs) were defined in England and Wales as the local councils responsible for education within their jurisdictions. The term was introduced by the Education Act 1902 which transferred education powers from school boards to existing local councils. There have been periodic changes to the types of councils defined as ...

  6. Myerscough College - Wikipedia

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    Myerscough College was founded on 15 March 1894 as the Lancashire County Institute of Agriculture. [1][2] The college's origins began in 1890, when the then newly formed Lancashire County Council set up a sub-committee with the remit of making grants available to help local agriculture. The Chairman of the Farming Sub Committee, Reverend ...

  7. Christ the King Catholic High School, Preston - Wikipedia

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    Christ the King Catholic High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Preston in the English county of Lancashire. [1] It is a voluntary aided school administered by Lancashire County Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster. [2] The school offers GCSEs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils, [3] and ...

  8. Pendle Vale College - Wikipedia

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    History. The school initially opened in 2006 as part of the first wave of Building Schools for the Future, occupying the site of the former Walton High School. New buildings were completed two years later. [3] The current headteacher is Oliver Handley, who was appointed in 2020. [4]

  9. 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 ...