Lancashire
ceremonial county in North-West England, United Kingdom
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Summary
Lancashire is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Lancashire ranks in the top 8% of ceremonial county of england entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,259 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: North West England[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Capital: Preston[5], Lancaster[6]
- Shares border with: Cumbria[7], North Yorkshire[8], West Yorkshire[9], Greater Manchester[10], Merseyside[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: West Lancashire[12], Preston[13], Chorley[14], Hyndburn[15], Ribble Valley[16], Rossendale[17], Burnley[18], Blackpool[19], Blackburn with Darwen[20], Fylde[21], Lancaster[22], Pendle[23], South Ribble[24], Wyre[25]
- Twinned administrative body: Perpignan[26]
- Part of: North West England[27]
- Commons category: Lancashire[28]
- Said to be the same as: Lancashire[29]
- Official website: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lancashire[31]
- Population: 1,498,300[32], 1,451,500[33], 1,515,487[34]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[38]
- Official name: Lancashire[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Lancashire[40]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Lancashire[41]
- Native label: Lancashire[42]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Lancashire[43]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Lancashire[44]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Lancashire[45]
- Different from: Lancashire[46]
- Area: 3075.1277 km²[47]
Why It Matters
Lancashire has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Lancashire is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]