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Lancashire
Lancashire is an historic county of England. (For more information about the ancient counties of the UK, see the historic counties page and the place types page.)
From The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, (1870-72):
A maritime and northern county; bounded, on the N, by Cumberland and Westmoreland; on the E, by Yorkshire; on the S, by Cheshire; on the W, by the Irish sea.
All the long and beautiful lake of Windermere lies on the E boundary of the Furness section.
The manufactures of Lancashire are so vast and varied as to make it famous for them, not only throughout England, but throughout the world. The factories are estimated at 1,500 cotton, 50 woollen and worsted, 30 silk, and 15 flax, with 15,000,000 spindles, and 200,000 power-looms, moved by an amount of steam and water-power equivalent to that of 55,000 horses.
Quotes:"In Lancashire -- particularly in Manchester -- is to be found not only the origin but the heart of the industry of the United Kingdom. "
-- The Condition of the Working Class in England
Friedrich Engles
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| | Cemeteries | Cemeteries in Lancashire include Accrington Cemetery, Adlington Cemetery, Agecroft Cemetery, All Hallows Graveyard, All Souls Catholic Cemetery, Anfield Cemetery, Astley Bridge Cemetery, Atherton Cemetery, Audenshaw Cemetery, Bacup Cemetery ... View cemeteries
| | Communities | Communities in Lancashire include Abram, Accrington, Adlington, Ainsdale-on-Sea, Aintree, Allerton, Anfield, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Astley Bridge ... View communities
| | Family history & family records | Birth, marriage & death index for Lancashire
Birth, marriage and death records - nationwide
BritishIslesGenWeb
Census records
Family Records Centre
Genuki - Lancashire
Genuki - England
GenWeb page for Lancashire
Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Soc
Manchester & Lanchashire Family Hist Soc
General Register Office - UK
Immigration records
Military records
Probate records - Guide to obtaining
Wills - Search National Archives
| | Obituaries | Search obituaries
| | Parishes | Parishes in Lancashire include Admarsh, Ainsworth, Aldingham, Altcar, Altham, Ancoats, Ardwick, Arkholme, Ashton in Makerfield, Ashton-under-Lyne - St Michael ... View parishes
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