This article is about the local government district. For the main settlement in the district, see Lancaster, Lancashire. For other uses, see Lancaster (disambiguation).
City and non-metropolitan district in England
Lancaster
City and non-metropolitan district
From left to right
Top: Lancaster Castle and Priory Church
Middle: Bolton-le-Sands village centre and Carnforth town centre
The City of Lancaster, or simply Lancaster (/ˈlæŋkæstər/),[2][3] is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, and also includes the towns of Carnforth, Heysham and Morecambe and a wider rural hinterland. The district has a population of 144,446 (2022),[4] and an area of 219 square miles (567 km2).[5]
Much of the district's rural area is recognised for its natural beauty; it includes part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and parts of the designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty of Arnside and Silverdale and the Forest of Bowland. The neighbouring districts are Westmorland and Furness, North Yorkshire, Ribble Valley and Wyre.
^ abUK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Lancaster Local Authority (E07000121)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^"Local Authority Districts, Counties and Unitary Authorities (April 2021) Map in United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics: Open Geography Portal. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^Roach, Peter; Hartman, James; Setter, Jane; Jones, Daniel, eds. (2006). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (17th ed.). Cambridge: CUP. ISBN 978-0-521-68086-8.
^"Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^"Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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