Lancashire
A visit to Lancashire, a county in North West England, can take you from the glitz and excitement of Blackpool's piers and pleasure beach, to pensive walls through silent moors, to explore the rich industrial heritage of its mills and working museums, or along the trail of England’s most-famous witches across Lancaster and Pendle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bremetennacum and Longridge Fell.
Bremetennacum
Archaeological site
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
Bremetennacum, or Bremetennacum Veteranorum, was a Roman fort on the site of the present day village of Ribchester in Lancashire, England. The site is a Scheduled Monument.
Longridge Fell
Peak
Longridge Fell is the most southerly fell in England, near the town of Longridge, Lancashire. It lies at the southern end of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Ribchester Roman Museum
Museum
Ribchester Roman Museum is located in the village of Ribchester, Lancashire, England. It sits at the southern end of Church Street, near the northern banks of the River Ribble, adjacent to St Wilfrid's Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clitheroe and Blackburn.
Clitheroe
Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clitheroe is an attractive market town in the Ribble Valley in East Lancashire. It has a Norman castle guarding the transport route along the valley, and is a good base for exploring the Forest of Bowland to the north.
Blackburn
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blackburn is a large town in Lancashire in North West England. The town has some attractive public buildings and parks, but it is mostly known for its contribution to the cotton weaving industry and for its successful premiership football team, Blackburn Rovers.
Great Harwood
Town
Photo: Mike and Kirsty Grundy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Harwood is a town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, located 5 miles north east of Blackburn and adjacent to the Ribble Valley. Great Harwood is part of the "Three Towns" conurbation along with the towns of Clayton-le-Moors and Rishton. Great Harwood is situated 5 miles southeast of Lancashire.
Lancashire
- Also known as: “County of Lancashire” and “Lancaster”
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.8333° or 53° 50′ northLongitude
-2.5° or 2° 30′ westPopulation
1,550,000Elevation
358 feet (109 metres)Abbreviation
“lancs”Abbreviation
“LAN”Open location code
9C5VRGM2+82GeoNames ID
2644974
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