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'''Lancashire''', officially the '''County Palatine of Lancaster''', is a county in north-western 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. Western Lancashire has a coastline on the [[Irish Sea]].

'''Lancashire''', officially the '''County Palatine of Lancaster''', is a county in north-western 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"  

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. Western Lancashire has a coastline on the [[Irish Sea]].

The traditional county town of Lancashire is [[Lancaster]] in the north of the county, whilst the largest city entirely within the county is [[Liverpool]], which has a population of over 500,000 and is located on the Mersey estuary in the south-west of the county. [[Manchester]] (whose southernmost suburbs are located in Cheshire) is similar in size. Other major settlements include [[Barrow-in-Furness]], [[Blackburn]], [[Blackpool]], Bolton, Preston, Rochdale, [[Salford]], St. Helens, [[Warrington]] (again, partially in Cheshire) and Wigan.

The traditional county town of Lancashire is [[Lancaster]] in the north of the county, whilst the largest city entirely within the county is [[Liverpool]], which has a population of over 500,000 and is located on the Mersey estuary in the south-west of the county. [[Manchester]] (whose southernmost suburbs are located in Cheshire) is similar in size. Other major settlements include [[Barrow-in-Furness]], [[Blackburn]], [[Blackpool]], Bolton, Preston, Rochdale, [[Salford]], St. Helens, [[Warrington]] (again, partially in Cheshire) and Wigan.