Lancaster (/ ˈ l æ ŋ k ə s t ər /, / ˈ l æ n k æ s-/) is a city and the county town of Lancashire, England, standing on the River Lune.Its population of 52,234 compares with one of 138,375 in the wider City of Lancaster local government district. The House of Lancaster was a branch of the English royal family.The Duchy of Lancaster still holds large estates on behalf of Charles III ...

Lancaster is een stad in het bestuurlijke gebied City of Lancaster, in het Engelse graafschap Lancashire.De plaats telt 45.952 inwoners.

Lancaster City F.C., an English football club based in Lancaster, Lancashire; Lancaster Cricket Club, English cricket club; Lancaster Football Club, Australian Rules Football team based in Lancaster, Australia; Lancaster JetHawks, a minor-league baseball team of the California League; Lancaster Park, a cricket and rugby ground in Christchurch ...

Lancaster University (legally The University of Lancaster) is a public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, as one of several new universities created in the 1960s.. The university was initially based in St Leonard's Gate in the city centre, before starting a move in 1967 to a purpose-built 300 acres (120 ha) …

Lancashire (/ ˈ l æ ŋ k ə ʃ ər / LANK-ə-shər, /-ʃ ɪər /-⁠sheer; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England.The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashire was created by the Local Government Act 1972.It is administered by Lancashire County …

Preston (/ ˈ p r ɛ s t ən / ()) is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England.The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire and the wider City of Preston local government district. Preston and its surrounding district obtained city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.

There were three creations of the Dukedom of Lancaster during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The first creation was on 6 March 1351 for Henry of Grosmont, 4th Earl of Lancaster, a great-grandson of Henry III; he was also 4th Earl of Leicester, 1st Earl of Derby, 1st Earl of Lincoln and Lord of Bowland.When he died in 1361 the peerage became extinct.

The murder of Sophie Lancaster occurred in England in August 2007. The victim and her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, were attacked by a group of teenage boys while walking through Stubbylee Park in Bacup, Rossendale, Lancashire, on 11 August 2007. As a result of the severe head injuries Lancaster sustained in the attack, she went into a coma from which she never …

Lancaster, (/ ˈ l æ ŋ k ɪ s t ər / LANG-ki-stər; Pennsylvania German: Lengeschder) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.It is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population at the 2020 census of 58,039, it ranks 11th in population among Pennsylvania's municipalities. The Lancaster metropolitan area population is 507,766, making …

The Red Rose of Lancaster (blazoned: a rose gules) was the heraldic badge adopted by the royal House of Lancaster in the 14th century. In modern times it symbolises the county of Lancashire.The exact species or cultivar which it represents is thought to be Rosa gallica officinalis.. The red rose was first adopted as a heraldic badge by John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of …