Lancashire

[lang-kuh-sheer, -sher]

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

Lancashire

/ ˈlæŋkəˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

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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)
a mild whitish-coloured cheese with a crumbly texture

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After Rudakubana, from Banks in Lancashire, was sentenced in January to a minimum of 52 years in custody, Merseyside Police said it was investigating whether anyone had assisted him or failed to prevent his crimes.

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The father-of-three, from Freckleton in Lancashire, went to the GP after feeling a "searing pain" that made him feel like he had broken a rib when taking a swing on the golf course in 2021.

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His first experience of skiing came as a six-year-old on a plastic dry slope in Pendle, Lancashire, while he did little training on snow until he was 13.

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Many English regional cheeses, such as Lancashire, Red Leicester and Double Gloucester, are not protected.

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A Lancashire Police spokesperson apologised for the lost interview disc in her case, and said, since 2015, it had introduced new processes to prevent similar issues happening again.

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