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Lancashire (post-1974)

Lancashire is a county of England, lying on the Irish Sea.

The county borders Cumbria, North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, and Merseyside, and the unitary authorities of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen.

The county before 1974 bordered Cumberland, Westmorland, Yorkshire, and Cheshire. A large part of Lancashire, surrounding Morecambe Bay was removed. Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen were districts of the county until the 1990s, when they were made independent.

Its population in 2000 was estimated as 1,429,450. Its name comes from Lancaster + shire.

Towns, cities, villages in Lancashire

Note: some of these places are no longer in Lancashire.

Places of interest

(Morecambe Bay

Historical Geography

The administrative area is an area rather smaller than that of the historic county 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 umbrella of the administrative county of Lancashire too, at this time.

Lancashire is divided into a number of local government districts. These are Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Preston, the Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, and Wyre.

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