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Lancashire (post-1974)
Lancashire is a county of England, lying on the Irish Sea, and bounded by Cumberland, Westmorland, Yorkshire, and Cheshire. Its population in 2000 was estimated as 1,429,450. Its name comes from Lancaster + shire.
Towns, cities, villages in Lancashire
- Accrington, Adlington
- Bacup, Bamber Bridge, Barrow-in-Furness, Barnoldswick, Bickerstaffe, Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley, Burscough
- Carnforth, Chipping, Chorley, Cleveleys, Clitheroe, Colne
- Dalton, Darwen
- Fleetwood, Freckleton
- Galgate, Garstang, Gisburn, Goosnargh, Great Harwood
- Haslingden, Heysham, Hoghton
- Kirkham
- Lancaster, Lathom, Leyland, Liverpool, Longridge, Lytham
- Manchester, Mawdesley, Morecambe
- Nelson
- Ormskirk, Oswaldtwistle
- Padiham, Parbold, Pendle, Poulton-le-Fylde, Preston
- Rawtenstall, Ribchester, Rufford
- Silverdale, Skelmersdale, Slaidburn, St Annes
- Thornton, Trawden, Tyldesley
- Upholland
- Warrington, Whalley
Places of interest
- Astley Green Colliery Museum, Tyldesley
- Astley Hall
- British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland
- East Lancashire Railway, a heritage railway
- Helmshore Textile Museum
- Hoghton Tower
- Samlesbury Hall
- Lathom Park Chapel, site of Lathom Hall, seat of the Earls of Derby
- Lancaster Castle
- Forest of Bowland
- Forest of Bowland AONB - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- RSPB Leighton Moss nature reserve, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- WWT Martin Mere, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve, Burscough
- Wyre Forest NNR National Nature Reserve
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Ribble Link
- River Ribble, River Douglas, River Tawd, River Lostock, River Irwell, River Roch,
Historical Geography
The administrative area which was confusingly given the name "lancashire" is an area rather smaller than that of the County of Lancashire as a result of the Local Government Act 1972. From April 1, 1974 the Furness area (the area of Lancashire north of Morecambe Bay) starting being administered by the new administrative area of Cumbria, the south east being administered by Greater Manchester, and the south west by the metropolitan administrative area of Merseyside. Warrington town and surrounding districts including the villages of Winwick and Croft and Risley and Culcheth were administered by the newly created administrative area of Cheshire. A part of the West Riding of Yorkshire near Clitheroe, came under the unbrella of the administrative county of Lancashire too, at this time.
External links
- Lancashire County Council - http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/
- Friends of Real Lancashire - http://www.forl.co.uk/