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In the early 1070s, a few years after the [[Normans|Norman conquest]] in 1066, the land between the Ribble and Mersey, with the addition of Amounderness, was granted by [[William the Conqueror]] to [[Roger of Poitou]]. On the order of Roger of Poitou, [[motte-and-bailey]] [[castle]] was built at [[Penwortham]] (immediately south of the River Ribble from Preston), to guard the Ribble estuary and a ford crossing the river.  

In the early 1070s, a few years after the [[Normans|Norman conquest]] in 1066, the land between the Ribble and Mersey, with the addition of Amounderness, was granted by [[William the Conqueror]] to [[Roger of Poitou]]. On the order of Roger of Poitou, [[motte-and-bailey]] [[castle]] was built at [[Penwortham]] (immediately south of the River Ribble from Preston), to guard the Ribble estuary and a ford crossing the river.  

At the time the [[Domesday Book]] was compiled in 1086 on the order of [[William the Conqueror]], Lancashire was one of only two counties to not yet exist in its own right; the other was [[Rutland]], which was then an detached part of [[Nottinghamshire]]. The part of Lancashire between the Rivers Ribble and Mersey was known as ''Inter Ripam et Mersam'' (Latin: "between the Ribble and the Mersey") in the Domesday Book and was included in the returns of [[Cheshire]]; some interpretations state that this shows southern Lancashire to have been a part of Cheshire at the time (as were parts of north Wales), but this view is far from universal. The largest recorded settlement in ''Inter Ripam et Mersam'' in 1086 was [[Salford]], with 60 household. Present-day Lancashire north of the Ribble (including Lancaster, Preston and the Furness peninsula) may have formed part of [[Yorkshire]] ([[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding]]) in the 11th century.

At the time the [[Domesday Book]] was compiled in 1086 on the order of [[William the Conqueror]], Lancashire was one of only two counties to not yet exist in its own right; the other was [[Rutland]], which was then an detached part of [[Nottinghamshire]]. The part of Lancashire between the Rivers Ribble and Mersey was known as ''Inter Ripam et Mersam'' (Latin: "between the Ribble and the Mersey") in the Domesday Book and was included in the returns of [[Cheshire]]; some interpretations state that this shows southern Lancashire to have been a part of Cheshire at the time (as were parts of north Wales), but this view is far from universal. The largest recorded settlement in ''Inter Ripam et Mersam'' in 1086 were [[West Derby]] (now a suburb of [[Liverpool]]), with 128 households, and [[Salford]], with 63 households. Present-day Lancashire north of the Ribble (including Lancaster, Preston and the Furness peninsula) may have formed part of [[Yorkshire]] ([[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding]]) in the 11th century.

The name ''Lancashire'' first appears on record in the late 12th century; in 1182, during the reign of [[Henry II]], where it appears in the pipe rolls (the main record of administrative transactions in [[Medieval]] England).<ref>[https://www.forl.co.uk/online-resources/brief-history-of-lancashire Friends of Real Lancashire - A Brief History of Lancashire]</ref>

The name ''Lancashire'' first appears on record in the late 12th century; in 1182, during the reign of [[Henry II]], where it appears in the pipe rolls (the main record of administrative transactions in [[Medieval]] England).<ref>[https://www.forl.co.uk/online-resources/brief-history-of-lancashire Friends of Real Lancashire - A Brief History of Lancashire]</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.

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 ==

== 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]].]]

[[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]].]]