county on the NW coast of England: 1,185 sq mi (3,069 sq km); pop. 1,384,000
See Lancashire in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lăngˈkə-shîrˌ, -shər)
A historical region of northwest England on the Irish Sea. It was part of the kingdom of Northumbria in Anglo-Saxon times and became a county palatine in 1351. Long noted for its textiles, the area grew rapidly after the Industrial Revolution.