Lancashire
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Lancs. a county of NW England, on the Irish Sea: became a county palatine in 1351 and a duchy attached to the Crown; much reduced in size after the 1974 boundary changes, losing the Furness district to Cumbria and much of the south to Greater Manchester, Merseyside, and Cheshire: Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool became independent unitary authorities in 1998. It was traditionally a cotton textiles manufacturing region. Administrative centre: Preston. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 1 147 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 2889 sq km (1115 sq miles)
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a mild whitish-coloured cheese with a crumbly texture
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For Walker, working with Jacobi, Reid and Lancashire, was the golden ticket.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Tom Waterhouse, managing director of Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire, said its timetables aimed to achieve "the best balance we can" between the needs of different passengers.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
There have been 11 water-related deaths recently, including that of a 12-year-old boy whose body was found in the River Ribble, Ribchester, Lancashire.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Junior Slater, from Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, Lancashire, had been swimming with friends at the River Ribble in Ribchester, at about 14:00 BST on Tuesday, Lancashire Police said.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
You are picking this stuff, and almost all of the processing was done in Lancashire, or the North.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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