Lancashire

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 (2,326 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lancashire is located in North West England^[3].
• Lancashire is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Lancashire's image is recorded as Clitheroe town centre - geograph.org.uk - 74167.jpg^[5].
• Lancashire's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England^[6].
• Lancashire's capital is recorded as Preston^[7].
• Lancashire's capital is recorded as Lancaster^[8].
• Lancashire's flag image is recorded as Lancashire County Flag.svg^[9].
• Lancashire's shares border with is recorded as Cumbria^[10].
• Lancashire's shares border with is recorded as North Yorkshire^[11].
• Lancashire's shares border with is recorded as West Yorkshire^[12].
• Lancashire's shares border with is recorded as Greater Manchester^[13].
• Lancashire's shares border with is recorded as Merseyside^[14].
• Lancashire's coat of arms image is recorded as Arms of Lancashire County Council.svg^[15].
• Lancashire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Lancashire^[16].
• Lancashire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Preston^[17].
• Lancashire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chorley^[18].
• Lancashire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hyndburn^[19].
• Lancashire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ribble Valley^[20].
• Lancashire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rossendale^[21].
• Lancashire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Burnley^[22].
• Lancashire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Blackpool^[23].
• Lancashire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Blackburn with Darwen^[24].
• Lancashire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fylde^[25].
• Lancashire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lancaster^[26].
• Lancashire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pendle^[27].

Body

Geography

Lancashire is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Lancashire is located in North West England^[3]. Lancashire's part of is recorded as North West England^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Lancashire's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3075.1277'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1498300'}^[30], {'amount': '+1451500'}^[31], and {'amount': '+1515487'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Lancashire's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England^[6].

Why It Matters

Lancashire ranks in the top 8% of ceremonial_county_of_england entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,326 views/month).^[2] Lancashire has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Lancashire is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]