Lancaster is a historic city in Lancashire, England, on the River Lune about three miles inland from Morecambe Bay. It is the county town of Lancashire and the main cultural and economic center of the City of Lancaster district, with a population of 52,660 at the 2021 census. The history of the city includes a Roman fort, Lancaster Castle, and the Ashton Memorial, and it was a significant port for the transatlantic slave trade of the 18th century, ranked as the fourth busiest slaving port in the country. Lancaster is also home to Lancaster University, a research university founded in 1964.
Facts
Founding Year Founding Year Climate Zone In the Other Atlases
Origin Of
Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.
Source Lancaster University (Wikipedia)Lead, locationQuote, Lead, location
Lancaster University (officially The University of Lancaster) is a collegiate public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
Site Of
Also in Computing Atlas: which is located in this subject.
Source Lancaster University (Wikipedia)Lead, locationQuote, Lead, location
in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
Sources
1. Lancaster, Lancashire (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 52,660 (2021)
2. Lancaster, Lancashire (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Lancaster ( LANG-kə-stər or LANG-kast-ər) is a city in Lancashire, England, and the main cultural hub, economic and commercial centre of City of Lancaster district.
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1086
After the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Lancaster fell under the control of William I, as stated in the Domesday Book of 1086, which has the earliest known mention of Lancaster as such in any document.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1086
After the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Lancaster fell under the control of William I, as stated in the Domesday Book of 1086, which has the earliest known mention of Lancaster as such in any document.
Source text, founding-year: 1086
After the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Lancaster fell under the control of William I, as stated in the Domesday Book of 1086, which has the earliest known mention of Lancaster as such in any document.
- In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 54.25, -2.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 54.25, -2.75
54.25 -2.75 Cfb
4. GeoNames: Lancaster - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2644972, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 2644972, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
54.04649 -2.79988 P PPL GB ENG H2 30UH 47162 23 Europe/London
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.