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Line 26: − − == Administration == − [[File:Lancashire2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Administravie map of Lancashire and its surroundings (as of 2024), showing the difference between Lancashire and [[Lancashire County Council]].]] − Local government in Lancashire is the responsibility of 21 different council areas, or 'administrative counties', which cover different areas of the historic county and, in some cases, parts of other counties too. A geographically large area of the county is served by [[Lancashire County Council]], although this serves the [[Forest of Bowland]] in [[Yorkshire]] as well and excludes more than half of the county's population. The council areas covering areas of Lancashire alone are [[Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council]], [[Blackpool Council]], [[Bolton Council]], [[Bury Council]], [[Knowsley Council]], [[Liverpool City Council]], [[Rochdale Borough Council]], [[Sefton Council]], [[St Helens Council]] and [[Wigan Council]], all of which, bar Sefton Council, are named after and run from their largest settlement. Furness and the Cartmel peninsula in the county's far north are administered by [[Westmorland and Furness Council]], which also covers the county [[Westmorland]] and parts of [[Cumberland]] and Yorkshire. [[Calderdale Council]] mainly covers part of Yorkshire, but also a small area of eastern Lancashire. [[Oldham Council]] also covers parts of both Yorkshire and Lancashire. [[Manchester]], whose southern suburbs are part of Cheshire, are the responsibility of [[Manchester City Council]]; other council areas that cover parts of both Lancashire and Cheshire are [[Halton Borough Council]], [[Salford City Council]], [[Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council]], which includes a small part of north-west [[Derbyshire]], [[Trafford Council]], [[Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council]], which additionally covers a small area of Yorkshire, and [[Warrington Borough Council]]. − − The vast majority of the councils responsible for local government in Lancashire make up a part of the statistical region [[North West England]]. However, those under Calderdale Council are part of [[Yorkshire and the Humber]]. − + Line 70:
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For the purposes of local government, 21 different council areas cover (either partially or wholly) areas of Lancashire, of which [[Lancashire County Council|one is named after the county]] (but covers part of Yorkshire too). Most of the council areas that cover the county Lancashire form part of the statistical region [[North West England]]. However, a small rural part of Lancashire is under [[Calderdale Borough Council]], which is part of [[Yorkshire and the Humber]].
For the purposes of local government, 21 different council areas cover (either partially or wholly) areas of Lancashire, of which [[Lancashire County Council|one is named after the county]] (but covers part of Yorkshire too). Most of the council areas that cover the county Lancashire form part of the statistical region [[North West England]]. However, a small rural part of Lancashire is under [[Calderdale Borough Council]], which is part of [[Yorkshire and the Humber]].
== Geography ==
== Geography ==
[[File:Sunset at Hale Head Lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 5323833.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Looking towards Hale Head Light, the southernmost point in the County Palatine, at night.]]
[[File:Sunset at Hale Head Lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 5323833.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Looking towards Hale Head Light, the southernmost point in the County Palatine, at sunset.]]
Lancashire stretches from the Irish Sea in the west to the [[Pennine Hills]] in the east and the fells of the southern Lake District in the north. The southernmost point in Lancashire is [[Hale, Lancashire|Hale Head Lighthouse]] on the [[River Mersey]]. The northernmost point is Elter Water; 77 miles to the north of Hale. It is bound to the north-west by [[Cumberland]], to the north by [[Westmorland]], to the east by [[Yorkshire]], with which it shares far its longest land border, formed by the Pennines, and the border with [[Cheshire]] to the south is demarcated by the Mersey. A large area of the county is highland, such as the moorland of the Pennines, bisected by valleys in which historic mill towns such as [[Burnley]], [[Blackburn]], [[Bury]] and [[Rochdale]] are located. Flatter lands are found in the south-west of the county in the West Derby hundred around [[Liverpool]] and the Mersey estuary.
Lancashire stretches from the Irish Sea in the west to the [[Pennine Hills]] in the east and the fells of the southern Lake District in the north. The southernmost point in Lancashire is [[Hale, Lancashire|Hale Head Lighthouse]] on the [[River Mersey]]. The northernmost point is Elter Water; 77 miles to the north of Hale. It is bound to the north-west by [[Cumberland]], to the north by [[Westmorland]], to the east by [[Yorkshire]], with which it shares far its longest land border, formed by the Pennines, and the border with [[Cheshire]] to the south is demarcated by the Mersey. A large area of the county is highland, such as the moorland of the Pennines, bisected by valleys in which historic mill towns such as [[Burnley]], [[Blackburn]], [[Bury]] and [[Rochdale]] are located. Flatter lands are found in the south-west of the county in the West Derby hundred around [[Liverpool]] and the Mersey estuary.
=== Hundreds ===
=== Hundreds ===
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.
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.
== Administration ==
[[File:Lancashire2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Administravie map of Lancashire and its surroundings (as of 2024), showing the difference between Lancashire and [[Lancashire County Council]].]]
Local government in Lancashire is the responsibility of 21 different council areas, or 'administrative counties', which cover different areas of the historic county and, in some cases, parts of other counties too. A geographically large area of the county is served by [[Lancashire County Council]], although this serves the [[Forest of Bowland]] in [[Yorkshire]] as well and excludes more than half of the county's population. The council areas covering areas of Lancashire alone are [[Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council]], [[Blackpool Council]], [[Bolton Council]], [[Bury Council]], [[Knowsley Council]], [[Liverpool City Council]], [[Rochdale Borough Council]], [[Sefton Council]], [[St Helens Council]] and [[Wigan Council]], all of which, bar Sefton Council, are named after and run from their largest settlement. Furness and the Cartmel peninsula in the county's far north are administered by [[Westmorland and Furness Council]], which also covers the county [[Westmorland]] and parts of [[Cumberland]] and Yorkshire. [[Calderdale Council]] mainly covers part of Yorkshire, but also a small area of eastern Lancashire. [[Oldham Council]] also covers parts of both Yorkshire and Lancashire. [[Manchester]], whose southern suburbs are part of Cheshire, are the responsibility of [[Manchester City Council]]; other council areas that cover parts of both Lancashire and Cheshire are [[Halton Borough Council]], [[Salford City Council]], [[Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council]], which includes a small part of north-west [[Derbyshire]], [[Trafford Council]], [[Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council]], which additionally covers a small area of Yorkshire, and [[Warrington Borough Council]].
The vast majority of the councils responsible for local government in Lancashire make up a part of the statistical region [[North West England]]. However, those under Calderdale Council are part of [[Yorkshire and the Humber]].
==Transportation==
==Transportation==
The principal airport within Lancashire itself is [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport]] (7.5 miles south-east of Liverpool city centre), through which over 4 million passengers passed through in 2023. The considerably busier [[Manchester Airport]] is in [[Cheshire]] but serves the south Lancashire city and indeed much of North West England.
The principal airport within Lancashire itself is [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport]] (7.5 miles south-east of Liverpool city centre), through which over 4 million passengers passed through in 2023. The considerably busier [[Manchester Airport]] is in [[Cheshire]] but serves the south Lancashire city and indeed much of North West England.