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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Professor Noemi Procopio, Professor of Forensic Science at the University of Lancashire, contributed to the international collaborative project.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
"There's no denying at the beginning of the 2024-25 season, there was a lot of work to do with 'Traff'," Parker told BBC Radio Lancashire last April.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
William Edgar Oddie was born near Rochdale, Lancashire on 7 July 1941.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The men, aged between 54 and 76, were arrested in Newport, Swansea, London, Birmingham, Lancashire, Edinburgh and the Argyll and Bute area of Scotland earlier in July.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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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