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Lancashire
| Lancashire | |
 Flag of Lancashire | |
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| Geography | |
| Status | Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county |
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| Origin | Historic |
| Region | North West England |
| Area - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area | Ranked 17th 3,075 km² (1,187 sq mi) Ranked 16th 2,903 km² (1,121 sq mi) |
| Admin HQ | Preston |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-LAN |
| ONS code | 30 |
| NUTS 3 | UKD43 |
| Demography | |
| Population - Total (2006 est.) - Density - Admin. council - Admin. pop. | Ranked 8th 1,449,700 471/km² (1,220/sq mi) Ranked 4th 1,165,800 |
| Ethnicity | 93.4% White 5.3% S. Asian 1.3% Other |
| Politics | |
 Lancashire County Council http://www.lancashire.gov.uk | |
| Executive | Labour |
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Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Its county council is based in Preston, the county's administrative capital. Lancaster however is still considered to be the county town. Commonly, Lancashire is referred to by the abbreviation Lancs, originally used by the Royal Mail. People from the county are known as Lancastrians. The county was subject to a significant boundary change in 1974, which removed Liverpool and Manchester with most of their surrounding conurbations to form part of the metropolitan counties of Merseyside and Greater Manchester. The Duchy of Lancaster exercises the right of the Crown in the area known as the County Palatine of Lancaster.
As police, social workers and community leaders meet in Preston, Lancashire, to discuss the issue of forced marriages and so-called honour killings, one woman tells the story of her own traumatic experience.
Oscar is an 18 month old Lancashire Heeler and Arthur, a 17 year old big white housecat. They are really best friends. When Arthur died, Oscar miss him so much that he dug up his grave and brought the body back into the house.
The daughter of a British imam is under police protection after she received death threats from her family for converting to Christianity.The woman, aged 32, whose father is a Muslim imam in Lancashire, has moved house 45 TIMES to escape detection by her family since she became a Christian 15 years ago.
A 46-year-old Longridge man who indecently exposed himself in a window of his home has been given a conditional discharge.
Supported by Sheffield University and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.Watch real video footage of Edwardian Britain in North Lancashire and Cumbria, January 12 and 13 2008.
Even more about Lancashire
Lancashire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England , bounded to the west by the Irish Sea . It takes its name from the city of Lancaster and is ...
Lancashire County Cricket Club - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lancashire
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