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Lancaster
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county town of Lancashire, England
Lancaster is a town in northwestern England and serves as the administrative center of Lancashire county. It matters as a historic regional hub that has played an important role in the area's government and identity for centuries.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lancaster
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 47,162
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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- Official name
- Lancaster
- Demonym
- Lancastrian
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Lancaster
- Official language
- English language
- Population
- 52660
- Area
- 10.85
- Elevation
- 9
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Capital of
- Lancashire
- Shares border with
- Quernmore
- Official website
- www.visitlancashire.com/explore/lancaster
- Image
- Lancaster and the Lune from the Greyhound Bridge.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01524
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- Category:Lancaster, Lancashire
- twinned administrative body
- Växjö Municipality
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- Lancaster, Lancashire
- postal code
- LA1
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Lancaster, Lancashire
- OS grid reference
- SD475615
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Lancaster, Lancashire
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- Lancaster
- native label
- Lancaster
- P8168
- Friedrich Kriehuber
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- different from
- Lancaster
- P12749
- Zanzibar Islands
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Encyclopedic overview
Lancaster (/ˈlæŋkəstər/ LANG-kə-stər or /ˈlænkæstər/ LANG-kast-ər) is a city in Lancashire, England, and the main cultural hub, economic and commercial centre of City of Lancaster district. The city is on the River Lune, directly inland from Morecambe Bay. Lancaster is the county town, although Lancashire County Council has been based at County Hall in Preston since its formation in 1889.
The city's long history is marked by Lancaster Roman Fort, Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory Church, Lancaster Cathedral and the Ashton Memorial. It is the seat of Lancaster University and has a campus of the University of Cumbria. It had a population of 52,234 in the 2011 census, compared to the district, which had a population of 138,375.
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