Lancaster
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Lancaster, usually derived from Lancaster, Lancashire
, in England, can refer to:
Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...
, in England, can refer to:
Lands and titles
- The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for LancashireLancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
- Duchy of LancasterDuchy of LancasterThe Duchy of Lancaster is one of the two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Cornwall. It is held in trust for the Sovereign, and is used to provide income for the use of the British monarch...
, one of only two British duchies - Duke of LancasterDuke of LancasterThere were several Dukes of Lancaster in the 14th and early 15th Centuries. See also Duchy of Lancaster.There were three creations of the Dukedom of Lancaster....
- Earl of LancasterEarl of LancasterThe title of Earl of Lancaster was created in the Peerage of England in 1267, merging in the crown in 1399. See also Duke of Lancaster.-Earls of Lancaster :...
- House of LancasterHouse of LancasterThe House of Lancaster was a branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. It was one of the opposing factions involved in the Wars of the Roses, an intermittent civil war which affected England and Wales during the 15th century...
, a British royal dynasty
England
- The City of LancasterCity of LancasterThe City of Lancaster , is a local government district of Lancashire, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Morecambe, Heysham, and Carnforth, as well as...
, a non-metropolitan local government district of Lancashire, England- Lancaster, LancashireLancaster, LancashireLancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...
, an urban settlement in the City of Lancaster, to which city status anciently applied - Lancaster UniversityLancaster UniversityLancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a leading research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at...
, a university 3 miles south of the city - Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency)Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency)Lancaster was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1867, centred on the historic city of Lancaster in north-west England...
, a historical political district
- Lancaster, Lancashire
- Lanchester, County DurhamLanchester, County DurhamLanchester is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, and was in the former district of Derwentside . It is to the west of the city of Durham and from the former steel town of Consett, and has a population of slightly over 4,000 people.Although there was a small drift mine on the...
, a much smaller town in the ceremonial county of Durham
United States
- Lancaster, CaliforniaLancaster, CaliforniaLancaster is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, in the high desert, near the Kern County line. Lancaster currently ranks as the 30th largest city in California, and the 148th largest city in the United States. Lancaster is the principal city within the Antelope Valley...
,(The largest city in the world by population with the name Lancaster) - Lancaster, IllinoisLancaster, IllinoisLancaster is an unincorporated community in Wabash County, Illinois, United States. Lancaster is located 9 miles west of Allendale and 12 miles northwest of Mt. Carmel....
- Lancaster, Huntington County, IndianaLancaster, Huntington County, IndianaLancaster is an unincorporated town in Lancaster Township, Huntington County, Indiana....
- Lancaster, Jefferson County, IndianaLancaster, Jefferson County, IndianaLancaster is an unincorporated town in Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.Lancaster was platted on Oct. 5, 1815 by David Hillis and William McFarland. The plat established 128 lots, reserving some for the erection of a courthouse, market house, and a place of public worship. They...
- Patricksburg, IndianaPatricksburg, IndianaPatricksburg is an unincorporated community in eastern Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 246 west of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County. Its elevation is 715 feet , and it is located at...
, a community also called Lancaster
- Patricksburg, Indiana
- Lancaster, KansasLancaster, KansasLancaster is a city in Atchison County, Kansas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 291.-Geography:Lancaster is located at ....
- Lancaster, KentuckyLancaster, KentuckyLancaster is a city in Garrard County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,734. It is the county seat of Garrard County. Located south of Lexington, it is the site of the Kennedy House, said to have been used in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The controversial...
- Lancaster, MassachusettsLancaster, MassachusettsLancaster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the United States. Incorporated in 1653, Lancaster is the oldest town in Worcester County...
- Lancaster, MinnesotaLancaster, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 363 people, 154 households, and 91 families residing in the city. The population density was 161.6 people per square mile . There were 193 housing units at an average density of 85.9 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 98.90% White, 28% Native...
- Lancaster, MissouriLancaster, MissouriLancaster is a city in Schuyler County, Missouri, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 728. It is the county seat of Schuyler County.Lancaster is part of the Kirksville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Lincoln, NebraskaLincoln, NebraskaThe City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
(once known as Lancaster) - Lancaster, New HampshireLancaster, New HampshireLancaster is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, USA, on the Connecticut River named after Lancaster, England. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 3,507, the second largest in the county after Berlin. It is the county seat of Coos County and gateway to the Great North Woods Region...
- Lancaster (town), New YorkLancaster (town), New YorkLancaster is a town in Erie County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town population has 39,019 residents.The Town of Lancaster has a village also called Lancaster. The Town and Village are currently exploring consolidation of governmental functions. Both town and village are east of...
- Lancaster (village), New YorkLancaster (village), New YorkLancaster is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 11,188. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, within the Town of Lancaster
- Lancaster (village), New York
- Lancaster, OhioLancaster, OhioLancaster is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,780. It is located near the Hocking River, approximately southeast of Columbus, Ohio. It is the county seat of Fairfield County...
- Lancaster, OregonLancaster, OregonLancaster is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located about two miles south of Harrisburg and two miles north of Junction City, on Oregon Route 99E near the Willamette River.-History:...
- Lancaster, PennsylvaniaLancaster, PennsylvaniaLancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
- Lancaster, South CarolinaLancaster, South CarolinaLancaster is a city in Lancaster County, South Carolina which is in the United States and is located 35 miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina and 20 miles east of Rock Hill, South Carolina. As of the United States Census of 2010, the city population was 10,160. It is the county seat of...
- Lancaster, TexasLancaster, TexasLancaster is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The population was 25,894 at the 2000 census.Lancaster is a suburb of Dallas, Texas and is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes Lancaster, Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and Duncanville. Most of the city is in Dallas County. But a...
- Lancaster, VirginiaLancaster, VirginiaLancaster is an unincorporated community in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Virginia, United States. Lancaster lies along State Route 3. The community is also known as Lancaster Courthouse or by an alternative spelling, Lancaster Court House....
- Lancaster, WisconsinLancaster, WisconsinLancaster is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 4,070.-History:...
, a city - Lancaster Junction, WisconsinLancaster Junction, WisconsinLancaster Junction is an unincorporated community located in the town of Fennimore, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States....
, an unincorporated community - Lancaster County, NebraskaLancaster County, Nebraska-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 250,291 people, 99,187 households, and 60,702 families residing in the county. The population density was 298 people per square mile . There were 104,217 housing units at an average density of 124 per square mile...
- Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaLancaster County, PennsylvaniaLancaster County, known as the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county located in the southeastern part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010 the population was 519,445. Lancaster County forms the Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area, the...
- Lancaster Valley AVALancaster Valley AVAThe Lancaster Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Lancaster and Chester counties of southeastern Pennsylvania, centered around the city of Lancaster. The wine region includes in a valley that is roughly long and wide, although only are planted to grapevines...
, Pennsylvanian wine region
- Lancaster Valley AVA
- Lancaster County, South Carolina
- Lancaster County, VirginiaLancaster County, VirginiaAs of the census of 2000, there were 11,567 people, 5,004 households, and 3,412 families residing in the county. The population density was 87 people per square mile . There were 6,498 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...
- Lancaster Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation), multiple locations
Military
- Avro LancasterAvro LancasterThe Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force . It first saw active service in 1942, and together with the Handley Page Halifax it was one of the main heavy bombers of the RAF, the RCAF, and squadrons from other...
, the World War II-era bomber aircraft - Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, British Army unit
- HMS LancasterHMS LancasterThere have been six ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Lancaster: was an 80-gun first rate built in 1694, then rebuilt and relaunched in 1722, and rebuilt for a third time to a 66-gun third rate in 1749. was an East Indiaman, fitted out as a third rate 64-gun ship in 1797. was a frigate of 1823,...
, six ships of the Royal Navy, 1694 to the present - USS LancasterUSS LancasterFour ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Lancaster after Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was a sidewheel steamer built in 1855 and purchased by the US Navy in 1862...
, four ships of the United States Navy, 1858 to 1945
Sports
- Lancaster BarnstormersLancaster BarnstormersThe Lancaster Barnstormers is an American professional baseball team based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Freedom Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...
, a minor league baseball team of the Atlantic League - Lancaster City F.C.Lancaster City F.C.Lancaster City F.C. is an English football club based in Lancaster, Lancashire. The club are currently members of Northern Premier League Division One North and play at Giant Axe.-History:...
, an English football club based in Lancaster, Lancashire - Lancaster Cricket ClubLancaster Cricket ClubLancaster Cricket Club is an English cricket club sited near the River Lune in Lancaster. The club compete in the Northern League, with the 1st team being allocated a named professional for each season...
, English cricket club - Lancaster Football Club, Australian Rules Football team based in Lancaster, Australia
- Lancaster JetHawksLancaster JetHawksThe Lancaster JetHawks are a minor league baseball team of the California League located in Lancaster, California. The team is named for the city's association with the aerospace industry and plays its home games at Clear Channel Stadium...
, a minor league baseball team of the California League - Lancaster Park, a cricket and rugby ground in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Lancaster Red RosesLancaster Red RosesThe Lancaster Red Roses baseball team, originally known as the Maroons, changed its name at the start of the 1906 season during a bitter match with the York, Pennsylvania-based White Roses. Some sources indicate that the rival teams were named for the opposing factions in England's historic Wars of...
, former minor league baseball team - Lancaster RattlersLancaster RattlersLancaster Rattlers is an American soccer team based in Lancaster, California, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division.The team plays its home games...
, American soccer team
Businesses
- Lancaster Group, a cosmetics company founded in Monaco in 1946, now part of Coty, Inc.Coty, Inc.Coty, Inc. is the world's largest fragrance company, founded in 1904. It is also a beauty products manufacturer whose main businesses are fragrances , followed by color cosmetics , toiletries and skin care...
Automotive
- Armstrong Siddeley LancasterArmstrong Siddeley LancasterThe Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster was the first post-war sports saloon automobile to be made by the British company of Armstrong Siddeley. It was made from 1945 to 1952....
, a British motor car produced between 1945 and 1952 - Subaru Lancaster The Japanese Domestic Name used for the Subaru Outback sold from 1998-2004