About: Lancashire - DBpedia
Lancashire (/ˈlæŋkəʃər, -ʃɪər/ LANG-kə-shər, -sheer; abbreviated Lancs.) is a non-metropolitan county and a ceremonial county in North West England. The county's administrative centre is Preston, while Lancaster is the county town. The borders of the county were created by the Local Government Act 1972 (enacted 1974) and enclose a population of 1,449,300 and an area of 1,189 ...