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Lancashire, England

Lancashire
County
The Red Rose of Lancaster is the county flower of Lancashire, and a common symbol for the county.
Lancashire within England
Lancashire in England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region North West England
Established c. 1182
Ceremonial county
Area 3,079 km2 (1,189 sq mi)
 • Ranked 17th of 48
Population (mid-2015 est.) 1,478,100
 • Ranked 8th of 48
Density 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Ethnicity 89.7% White British
6.0% S. Asian
2.1% Other White
0.9% Mixed
0.7% E. Asian and Other
0.5% Black
2005 Estimates
Non-metropolitan county
County council Coat of arms of Lancashire County Council.png
Lancashire County Council
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk
Executive Conservative
Admin HQ Preston
Area 2,903 km2 (1,121 sq mi)
 • Ranked 16th of 27
Population 1,191,700
 • Ranked 4th of 27
Density 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2 GB-LAN
ONS code 30
NUTS UKD43
Lancashire Ceremonial Numbered.png
Districts of Lancashire
Districts
  1. West Lancashire
  2. Chorley
  3. South Ribble
  4. Fylde
  5. City of Preston
  6. Wyre
  7. City of Lancaster
  8. Ribble Valley
  9. Pendle
  10. Burnley
  11. Rossendale
  12. Hyndburn
  13. Blackpool (Unitary)
  14. Blackburn with Darwen (Unitary)
Members of Parliament
Time zone GMT (UTC)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)

Lancashire (/ˈlæŋkəʃər/, /ˈlæŋkəʃɪər/ or, locally, [ˈɫaŋkɪʃə(ɻ)]; archaically the County Palatine of Lancaster; abbreviated Lancs.) is a non-metropolitan ceremonial county in north west England. The county town is Lancaster although the county's administrative centre is Preston. The county has a population of 1,449,300 and an area of 1,189 square miles (3,080 km2). People from Lancashire are known as Lancastrians.

The history of Lancashire begins with its founding in the 12th century. In the Domesday Book of 1086, some of its lands were treated as part of Yorkshire. The land that lay between the Ribble and Mersey, Inter Ripam et Mersam, was included in the returns for Cheshire. When its boundaries were established, it bordered Cumberland, Westmorland, Yorkshire, and Cheshire.


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