Williamson Park

The administrative centre is Preston , while Lancaster is still the county town. Many of these places still identify strongly with the county, particularly in areas of Greater Manchester such as Oldham and Bury where Lancashire is still used as part of the postal address. The population of Lancashire in the census before local government changes was 5,,, making it the most heavily populated county in the United Kingdom at the time other than Greater London , which had only been created in The history of Lancashire begins with its founding in the 12th century.

In the Domesday Book of , some of its lands were treated as part of Yorkshire.

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The courtyards of Lancaster Castle are open to the visiting public. Please note that access inside the buildings is only available as part of a guided tour. However, due to ongoing works to the Shire Hall complex, tours will not resume until January The Lancaster Martyrs: During this period of history fifteen Catholics were executed in Lancaster for their faith. Ten people convicted of witchcraft at the Summer Assize in Lancaster Castle went to the gallows on the moors above the town.

George and Elizabeth Youngson were Lancaster’s youngest convict transportees to Australia, for the crime of theft. Self-procalimed ‘King of the Robbers’ George Lyon was not quite the romantic figure that local legend would have us believe.