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Lancaster was linked up to the English motorway network on 29 January 1965 when a section of the M6 was opened, linking the city with Preston. This came after a short motorway bypass of Lancaster has been constructed 5 years prior, which also forms a part of the M6. The M6 was opened north of Lancaster to Penrith (later Carlisle) in 1970.
Lancaster was linked up to the English motorway network on 29 January 1965 when a section of the M6 was opened, linking the city with Preston. This came after a short motorway bypass of Lancaster has been constructed 5 years prior, which also forms a part of the M6. The M6 was opened north of Lancaster to Penrith (later Carlisle) in 1970.
==Administration==
The upper-tier council responsible for Lancaster is [[Lancashire County Council]] (whose boundaries are quite different to the traditional county Lancashire itself). LCC is a non-metropolitan council, meaning it is responsible for such things as education, fire and rescue and strategic planning. That council area is divided into several non-metropolitan districts, whose councils are concerned with things like housing, planning applications and the provision of leisure services. Lancaster lends its name to the lower-tier district council, '''Lancaster City Council''', which covers not only Lancaster, but also the surrounding rural areas and the nearby towns of [[Carnforth]], [[Heysham]] and [[Morecambe]].
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Duchy of Lancaster]]
*[[Duchy of Lancaster]]