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'''Lancashire''' is a county and a historical entity in northern [[England]]. The present county borders with [[Cumbria]], [[Yorkshire]], [[Greater Manchester]] and [[Merseyside]]. In the south, the county is mainly industrial, while in the north it is sparsely populated and agricultural. The tidal [[quicksand]]s of [[Morecambe Bay]] and the [[Irish Sea]] lie to the west.

'''Lancashire''' is a county in the North West of England. It is the second most populous county in England, with a population of just under 5 million. Its southern border with [[Cheshire]] is marked by the [[River Mersey]], with its eastern border with [[Yorkshire]] being marked by the Pennines. It borders [[Westmorland]] to the north at Morecambe Bay, while "Lancashire-over-Sands" (or Furness) in the north west is detached from the rest of the county by the shallow Kent estuary, contains part of the Lake District and borders Westmorland partially along Lake Windermere to the east and Cumberland along the [[River Duddon]] to the west.

 

The county city is [[Preston]] and other important towns within the modern county are the resort of [[Morecambe]], [[Lancaster]], [[Blackburn]] and [[Burnley]]. Historically Lancashire was much larger, with its county town being Lancaster, and included the metropolitan counties of Merseyside and Greater Machester, the resort of [[Blackpool]] and the southern tip of Cumbria around Barrow-in-Furness. For sporting purposes, such as county [[cricket]], these are still included within the county.

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