Lancashire

American  

[lang-kuh-sheer, -sher] / ˈlæŋ kəˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

1. a county in NW England. 1,174 sq. mi. (3,040 sq. km).

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Lancashire British  

/ ˈlæŋkəˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1.  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)

2. a mild whitish-coloured cheese with a crumbly texture

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A couple returning from a trip to Gibraltar were planning to get a train home to Clitheroe, Lancashire, after landing at Manchester Airport.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Professor Noemi Procopio, Professor of Forensic Science at the University of Lancashire, contributed to the international collaborative project.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Charlotte Guy, a 25-year-old waitress, attended a Pitbull concert earlier in July in Lancashire with four friends, all of whom were dressed as Pitbull.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Sobers was a man in demand - playing in England for Radcliffe in the Central Lancashire League between 1958 and 1962, and Norton in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League from 1964-1967.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

You are picking this stuff, and almost all of the processing was done in Lancashire, or the North.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell