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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Example Sentences

Lochlaine Quartz Sand Ltd, which has its head office registered to Ormskirk, Lancashire, pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

For Lancashire Police Det Ch Insp Andy Fallows, who was the senior investigating officer on the case, Varley's behaviour in hospital was "almost like a pantomime".

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Junaid Nawaz, a 30-year-old described by Lancashire Police as a British-born local man of Pakistani heritage, has also been charged with possession of a knife in a public place.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Lancashire Police said: "The initial investigation has been reviewed following a victim right to review, and further enquiries are being conducted following this."

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

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

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell