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In 1612, the famous trial of the [[Pendle Witches]], who had held their [[sabbat]]s on Pendle Hill in the county, resulted in multiple executions.
In 1612, the famous trial of the [[Pendle Witches]], who had held their [[sabbat]]s on Pendle Hill in the county, resulted in multiple executions.
1889 saw significant changes to local government in Lancashire. An administrative county called "Lancashire" was established, which had similar boundaries to the county proper but excluded the county boroughs such as Barrow-in-Furness, Blackburn, Bolton, Bootle, Burnley, Bury, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Preston, Rochdale, St Helens, Salford and Wigan, which all effectively formed their own administrative counties. The local government changes did not affect the historic boundaries of Lancashire, however.
The [[Local Government Act 1972]] abolished pre-existing units of local government in England and Wales. They were replaced by non-metropolitan county councils and metropolitan county councils. Parts of southern Lancashire came under control of the metropolitan Merseyside and Greater Manchester County Councils and the metropolitan borough councils within those areas. Much of the county's heartlands came under control of Lancashire County Council (which also covered the Forest of Bowland in Yorkshire), a non-metropolitan council, whilst Lancashire-over-Sands in the north came under control of the non-metropolitan Cumbria County Council. The traditional county, however, remained unchanged.
Churches in the area were instructed to not share [[hymn]] [[book]]s to as a precaution against the 2020 spread of [[coronavirus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/lancashire.churches.stop.sharing.hymn.books.over.coronavirus/134380.htm|title=Churches stop sharing hymn books over coronavirus|date=March 6, 2020|accessdate=March 9, 2020|publisher=Christian Today}}</ref>
Churches in the area were instructed to not share [[hymn]] [[book]]s to as a precaution against the 2020 spread of [[coronavirus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/lancashire.churches.stop.sharing.hymn.books.over.coronavirus/134380.htm|title=Churches stop sharing hymn books over coronavirus|date=March 6, 2020|accessdate=March 9, 2020|publisher=Christian Today}}</ref>
Another change to local government in the far north of Lancashire came in 2023, when Cumbria County Council was abolished. The parts of Lancashire under that council came under the control of the unitary authority [[Westmorland and Furness Council]]. The changes did not affect the boundaries of the traditional county.
== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==