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''For the [[Second World War]] bomber [[aircraft]], see [[Avro Lancaster]].''
'''Lancaster''' is a city in north-west [[England]] and the traditional [[county]] town of [[Lancashire]] (athough the county administration is based in [[Preston]]). It was formerly an important centre of political power in the north and capital of the [[county palatine]] of Lancaster. It is overlooked by its castle (now a [[prison]]) and has many attractive Georgian buildings. The House of Lancaster was one of the combatants in the [[War of the Roses]]; the emblem of Lancashire being a [[red]] [[rose]].
'''Lancaster''' is a city in north-west [[England]] and the traditional [[county]] town of [[Lancashire]] (athough the county administration is based in [[Preston]]). It was formerly an important centre of political power in the north and capital of the [[county palatine]] of Lancaster. It is overlooked by its castle (now a [[prison]]) and has many attractive Georgian buildings. The House of Lancaster was one of the combatants in the [[War of the Roses]]; the emblem of Lancashire being a [[red]] [[rose]].