Lancaster, England

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Lancaster, England is a historic city and the county town of Lancashire in northwest England, known for its medieval castle, Georgian architecture, and role as a regional cultural and administrative center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county town
ceremonialCounty Lancashire
country England
distanceTo approximately 20 miles south of the Lake District National Park
approximately 21 miles north of Preston
approximately 55 miles northwest of Manchester
governingBody Lancaster City Council
grantedCityStatus 1937
hasCanal Lancaster Canal
hasCastle Lancaster Castle
hasDialCode 01524
hasHistoricCountyTownStatus yes
hasHistoricIndustry furniture making
linoleum manufacture
shipping
slave trade (18th century)
hasMarketCharter yes
hasMuseum Lancaster City Museum
Lancaster City Museum
surface form: Lancaster Maritime Museum
hasParliamentaryConstituency Lancaster and Fleetwood
Lancaster and Wyre (historic)
hasPortNearby Heysham
surface form: Heysham Port
hasPostcodeArea LA
hasPrioryChurch Lancaster Priory
hasRailwayStation Lancaster railway station
hasTheatre Grand Theatre, Lancaster
The Dukes
hasTwinTown Perpignan
surface form: Perpignan, France

Rendsburg, Germany
hasUniversity Lancaster University
University of Cumbria Ambleside campus
surface form: University of Cumbria (Lancaster campus)
historicalCounty Lancashire
isAdministrativeCentreOf Lancaster district
surface form: City of Lancaster district
isCoastal no
knownFor Georgian architecture
historic city centre
medieval castle
role as regional administrative centre
role as regional cultural centre
locatedIn Lancashire
locatedInRegion North West England
locatedOnRiver River Lune
OSGridReference SD475615
railwayLine West Coast Main Line
sovereignState United Kingdom
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST

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University Council meetsAt Lancaster, England
subject surface form: University Council (Lancaster University)
LUSU locatedIn Lancaster, England
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Lonsdale College locatedIn Lancaster, England
Moss, Norway twinTown Lancaster, England
this entity surface form: Lancaster, United Kingdom
Lancaster, Pennsylvania namedAfter Lancaster, England
this entity surface form: Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster City Council appliesToJurisdiction Lancaster, England
this entity surface form: Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster railway station nearbyLandmark Lancaster, England
this entity surface form: Lancaster city centre
Richard Owen birthPlace Lancaster, England
this entity surface form: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania namedAfter Lancaster, England
Abbeystead Reservoir locatedIn Lancaster, England
this entity surface form: Lancaster, Lancashire
Joanna David placeOfBirth Lancaster, England
this entity surface form: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Skerton Island locatedNear Lancaster, England
this entity surface form: Lancaster city centre
Skerton Island locatedUpstreamOf Lancaster, England
this entity surface form: Lancaster city centre
Skerton Bridge locatedNear Lancaster, England
this entity surface form: Lancaster city centre
Greyhound Bridge location Lancaster, England
this entity surface form: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Greyhound Bridge crossesAt Lancaster, England
this entity surface form: Lancaster city centre
Greyhound Bridge serves Lancaster, England
this entity surface form: Lancaster city centre
Bailrigg campus locatedSouthOf Lancaster, England
this entity surface form: Lancaster city centre
Senate of Lancaster University locatedIn Lancaster, England
Lancaster, Ohio namedAfter Lancaster, England
Lancaster namedAfter Lancaster, England
subject surface form: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Joe Abercrombie birthPlace Lancaster, England