Lancashire

Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. Its name is sometimes abbreviated to Lancs. Its traditional county town is Lancaster, but the county council is based at Preston. Areas previously administered by the County Council came under the juristiction of West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Cheshire, the new Metropolitan Counties of Merseyside and Greater Manchester and the new administrative county of Cumbria.

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County palatine - England - Lancaster - County council - Preston - West Yorkshire - North Yorkshire - Cheshire - Merseyside - Greater Manchester - Cumbria

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The administrative county borders Cumbria, North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and the metropolitan boroughs of the former metropolitan counties of Greater Manchester, and Merseyside; and contains the unitary authorities of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen.

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Cumbria - North Yorkshire - West Yorkshire - Greater Manchester - Merseyside - Unitary authorities - Blackpool - Blackburn with Darwen

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

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Burnley - Chorley - Fylde - Hyndburn - Lancaster - Pendle - Preston - Ribble Valley - Rossendale - South Ribble - West Lancashire - Wyre

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The highest point of the county is Green Hill, near Whernside, which reaches a height of 687m (2250 ft).

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