Lancashire

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Lancashire (disambiguation) .

Lancashire county
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Country	United Kingdom
Part of the country	England
region	North West England
status	Ceremonial and Administrative County
First mention	1182
Ceremonial county
surface	3,079 km²
Residents	1,498,300
was standing	June 30, 2018
Administrative county
Administrative authority	Lancashire County Council
Administrative headquarters	Preston
ISO-3166-2	GB LAN
surface	2,903 km²
Residents	1.210.053
was standing	June 30, 2018
ONS code	30th
GSS code	E10000017
NUTS code	UKD44 to UKD47
Website	www.lancashire.gov.uk
 Districts / Unitary Authorities
West Lancashire Chorley South Ribble Fylde Preston Wyre Lancaster Ribble Valley Pendulum Burnley Rossendale Hyndburn Blackpool Blackburn with Darwen

Lancashire [ ˈlæŋkəʃər ] is a county in north-west England . The name itself comes from Lancaster and shire . The county is bordered by the Irish Sea, Cumbria , North Yorkshire , West Yorkshire , Greater Manchester and Merseyside counties and the county-free areas of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen .

Lancashire as a traditional county

Before the 1974 territorial reform , the county was bordered by Cumberland , Westmorland , Yorkshire and Cheshire . The area has now been reduced in size to simplify administration. Since April 1, 1974, the area of Furness (the former area of ​​Lancashire north of Morecambe Bay) has been part of the reorganized county of Cumbria , south-east parts went to Greater Manchester , south-west parts became Merseyside . The city of Warrington and the surrounding areas with the villages of Winwick, Croft, Risley and Culcheth were attached to Cheshire. Part of the West Riding of Yorkshire near Clitheroe was annexed to Lancashire. In 1998, Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen county free bodies ( unitary authorities ), but remained nominally for of protocol events, such as for security measures within Lancashire.

Lancashire is divided into several districts . These are Burnley , Chorley , Fylde , Hyndburn , Lancaster , Pendle , Preston , Ribble Valley , Rossendale , South Ribble , West Lancashire and Wyre .

The county's population was estimated at 1,449,300 in 2010.

Web links

Commons : Lancashire  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Lancashire County Council - http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Mid 2018 Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Coordinates: 53 ° 51 ′  N , 2 ° 37 ′  W