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.

Settlements

These are the main towns in Lancashire. For a complete list of settlements see list of places in Lancashire.

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• Accrington, Adlington
• Bacup, Bamber Bridge, Barnoldswick, Bickerstaffe, Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley, Burscough, Brindle
• Carnforth, Chipping, Chorley, Clayton-le-Moors, Cleveleys, Clitheroe, Colne
• Dalton, Darwen
• Earby
• Fleetwood, Freckleton
• Galgate, Garstang, Gisburn, Goosnargh, Great Harwood, Grimsargh
• Haslingden, Heysham, Hoghton
• Kirkham, Knott End-on-sea
• Lancaster, Lathom, Leyland, Longridge, Lytham
• Mawdesley, Morecambe
• Nelson
• Ormskirk, Oswaldtwistle
• Padiham, Parbold, Pendle, Poulton-le-Fylde, Preston
• Rawtenstall, Ribchester, Rufford
• Silverdale, Skelmersdale, Slaidburn, St Annes
• Tarleton, Thornton, Trawden, Tyldesley
• Upholland
• Whalley