Arms of Lancashire County Council

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Lancashire County was established in 1183. According to the Domesday Book it had previously been part of Cheshire. It first appeared as an administrative unit in 1118. King Henry II made it an earldom and the first earl was his son Edmund in 1267. The first duke was Henry of Lancaster in 1351 and the county was made palatine by Edward III. When Henry's grandson was crowned king of England in 1399 the palatinate was vested in the monarchy and has remained so ever afterward, with a minister of the sovereign serving as chancellor of the duchy and appointing its justices of the peace. (Encyclopedia Americana International Edition, Vol. 16, Americana Corporation. International Headquarters: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022)

The administrative county of Lancashire was abolished on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act of 1972. The county boroughs were also eliminated. The southwestern part of the county had become Merseside and the southeastern part becam Greater Manchester. The Furness exclave became a new county called Cumbria.

The county borough system re-appeared escept for the name in 1998. Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen became independent unitary authorities. However, they are still part of Lancashire for ceremonial purposed and have some public services avaliable such as the Lancashire Constabulary.

The Red rose of Lancashire is the traditional symbol for the House of Lancaster, immortalized in the verse "In the battle for England's head/York was white, Lancaster red" (referring to the 15th century War of the Roses), and is the county flower .

CASTLES, MANORS, & CHURCHES

Gawthorpe Hall is situated in the heart of Lancashire just north of Greater Manchester.

At the end of the eleventh century Lancaster Castle and priory were founded by Roger de Poitou. It originated in Roman times and is a castle and a prison.

Stephen, Count of Blois, founded Furness Abbey in 1123 and is built entirely out of local sandstone. The Cistercian monastery is located in the 'Valley of the Deadly Nightshade'. The abbey is also known as 'St. Mary of Furness'.

Hoghton Tower is fortified manor house in the town of Chorley to the east of Preston, Lancashire. It has been the ancestral home of the De Hoghton family since the time of William the Conqueror.

Samlesbury Hall was built in 1325 and is independently owned. It has been administered by a registered 'charitable trust' since 1925. The hall is an historic house located in Samlesbury, Preston, Lancashire, England.

LANCASHIRE MAPS





COBBLESTONE MOSAIC of LANCASHIRE ROSE



This cobblestone mosaic of a red Lancashire Rose is in Williamson Park, Lancaster.

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THE PENNINES

Typical Pennine scenery. Photo taken at the "Wessenden Valley" on the Pennine Way footpath south of Marsden in West Yorkshire. The area is part of the Marsden Moor Estate. Photo taken by G-Man Sept 2004

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The Pennines are a mountain or rather hill range in England. Often said to be the "backbone of England", they form an unbroken range stretching from the Peak District in the Midlands, through the Yorkshire Dales and West Pennine Moors of Lancashire and Cumbrian Fells to the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border. Their total length is about 250 miles.


MORECAMBE BAY


Morecambe Bay at Low Tide
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Morecambe Bay is a large bay in northwest England, nearly due east of the Isle of Man and just to the south of the Lake District National Park. The Bay is also known as "Furness". It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of 310 kmē. Towns on the bay include Barrow-in-Furness, Ulverston, Grange-Over-Sands, Morecambe, Fleetwood and Heysham.

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