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The county Lancashire consists of six hundreds; Lonsdale in the north, Blackburn in the west, Amounderness and Leyland together occupying central Lancashire, Salford (or Salfordshire) in the south-east and West Derby (or West Derbyshire) in the south-west.

The county Lancashire consists of six hundreds; Lonsdale in the north, Blackburn in the west, Amounderness and Leyland together occupying central Lancashire, Salford (or Salfordshire) in the south-east and West Derby (or West Derbyshire) in the south-west.

=== Lancashire North of the Sands ===

=== Lancashire North of the Sands ===

'''Lancashire North of the Sands''', or '''Lancashire over the Sands''', is an exclave of the county Lancashire which lies to the north and west of the Kent estuary, separated from the main body of the county by a small spur of south-western [[Westmorland]]. [[Cumberland]] lies to the north and west. Lancashire North of the Sands is occasionally referred to as Furness, although that more properly is one of its constituent areas, the other being the Cartmel peninsula immediately to its east. By road, Lancashire North of the Sands would typically be accessed from the main body of Lancashire by travelling north on the [[M6 motorway]] into Westmorland before joining the A590 at junction 36 and heading west. By far the largest settlement in this part of Lancashire is [[Barrow in Furness]]. Other notable settlements include [[Askham-in-Furness|Askham]], [[Broughton-in-Furness|Broughton]], Coniston, [[Grange-over-Sands]] and [[Ulverston]] All of Lancashire North of the Sands is in the Lonsdale hundred, and it is sometimes called '''North Lonsdale''' for this reason. Since the south-western [[Lake District]] lies within this part of Lancashire, it contains some of the county's most mountainous scenery; indeed, the county top the [[Old Man of Coniston]] (2,632.6 ft) is found this part of Lancashire. The biggest lake entirely within this part of Lancashire is Coniston Water, the 3rd largest lake in the Lake District. [[Windermere]], the largest natural lake in England, straddles the boundary with Westmorland.

'''Lancashire North of the Sands''', or '''Lancashire over the Sands''', is an exclave of the county Lancashire which lies to the north and west of the Kent estuary, separated from the main body of the county by a small spur of south-western [[Westmorland]]. [[Cumberland]] lies to the north and west. Lancashire North of the Sands is occasionally referred to as Furness, although that more properly is one of its constituent areas, the other being the Cartmel peninsula immediately to its east. By road, Lancashire North of the Sands would typically be accessed from the main body of Lancashire by travelling north on the [[M6 motorway]] into Westmorland before joining the A590 at junction 36 (Crooklands Interchange) and heading west, re-entering the County Palatine between Meathop and Lindale by crossing the River Winster. By far the largest settlement in this part of Lancashire is [[Barrow in Furness]]. Other notable settlements include [[Askham-in-Furness|Askham]], [[Broughton-in-Furness|Broughton]], Coniston, [[Grange-over-Sands]] and [[Ulverston]] All of Lancashire North of the Sands is in the Lonsdale hundred, and it is sometimes called '''North Lonsdale''' for this reason. Since the south-western [[Lake District]] lies within this part of Lancashire, it contains some of the county's most mountainous scenery; indeed, the county top the [[Old Man of Coniston]] (2,632.6 ft) is found this part of Lancashire. The biggest lake entirely within this part of Lancashire is Coniston Water, the 3rd largest lake in the Lake District. [[Windermere]], the largest natural lake in England, straddles the boundary with Westmorland.

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