Lancashire (disambiguation)
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Places
- Lancashire RoadLancashire RoadLancashire Road is an inclined street in Hong Kong. It marks the boundary between Kowloon Tong and Prince Edward constituencies of Kowloon City District. Most parts of the road is one-way downhill towards Waterloo Road....
, downhill street in Hong Kong - Central LancashireCentral LancashireCentral Lancashire is a designated new town in England. The designated area covers the towns of Preston, Leyland and Chorley...
, an English new town covering the towns of Preston, Leyland and Chorley - West LancashireWest LancashireWest Lancashire is a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Ormskirk. The other town in the borough is Skelmersdale....
, a local government district in Lancashire, England - Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)Lancashire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
, a former constituency
People
- Geoffrey LancashireGeoffrey LancashireGeoffrey Lancashire was a British television scriptwriter. He is best remembered for writing television comedy series such as The Lovers and The Cuckoo Waltz.-Early life:...
(1933–2004), an English television scriptwriter - Sarah LancashireSarah LancashireSarah Lancashire is an English actress, probably best recognised for her role as Raquel Watts in Coronation Street. She graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1986.-Television:...
, an English actress
Food
- Lancashire cheeseLancashire cheeseLancashire is an English cow's-milk cheese from the county of Lancashire. There are three distinct varieties of Lancashire cheese. Young Creamy Lancashire and mature Tasty Lancashire are produced by a traditional method, whereas Crumbly Lancashire is a more recent creation suitable for mass...
, a traditional cheese produced in Lancashire, England - Lancashire HotpotLancashire HotpotLancashire hotpot is a dish made traditionally from lamb or mutton and onion, topped with sliced potatoes, left to bake in the oven all day in a heavy pot and on a low heat. Originating in the days of heavy industrialisation in Lancashire in the North West of England, it requires a minimum of...
, a culinary dish which originated in Lancashire, England
Sport
- Lancashire Aero ClubLancashire Aero ClubThe Lancashire Aero Club is the oldest established Flying Club in the United Kingdom.- Early history :* Late 1922: The club was formed by John F. Leeming and a group of friends who had started to build a glider in Leeming's garage at his home in Bowdon near Altrincham Cheshire...
, the oldest established flying school in the United Kingdom - Lancashire Amateur LeagueLancashire Amateur LeagueThe Lancashire Amateur Football League is an English association football league founded in 1899. Currently the league consists of eight divisions - Premier, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and Seven...
, an English association football league - Lancashire CombinationLancashire CombinationThe Lancashire Combination was a football league founded in the North West of England in 1891–92. It absorbed the Lancashire League in 1903. In 1968 the Combination lost five of its clubs to the newly formed Northern Premier League...
, a former English football league - Lancashire County Cricket ClubLancashire County Cricket ClubLancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
, a major English county club - Lancashire LeagueLancashire LeagueThe Lancashire League is a competitive league of local cricket clubs drawn from the small to middle-sized mill towns, mainly but not exclusively, of East Lancashire...
, the name of three different sport leagues - cricket, rugby or football - Lancashire OaksLancashire OaksThe Lancashire Oaks is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 200 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in early July.-History:The event was...
, a horse race held at Haydock Park Racecourse, Merseyside, England - Lancashire Steel F.C., a Zimbabwean football club based in Kwekwe
- Lancashire wrestlingLancashire wrestlingLancashire wrestling is an historic wrestling style from Lancashire in England. Many consider it the foundation of catch wrestling, professional and amateur wrestling....
, an historic wrestling style from Lancashire in England - Lancashire WolverinesLancashire WolverinesThe Lancashire Wolverines are a British American football team based in Blackburn and from the 2007 season will be playing in Division Two of the British American Football League...
, a British 'American football' team based in Wigan, England
Miscellaneous
- Friends of Real LancashireFriends of Real LancashireThe Friends of Real Lancashire are an outsider pressure group affiliated to the Association of British Counties calling for the wider recognition of the historic boundaries of Lancashire...
, pressure group affiliated to the Association of British Counties calling for the wider recognition of the historic boundaries of Lancashire - Lancashire HeelerLancashire HeelerThe Lancashire Heeler is a small breed of dog developed for use as a drover and herder of cattle. The Lancashire Heeler is listed by the Kennel Club as a vulnerable breed.-Appearance:...
, a small breed of dog