Lancaster, England
Lancaster (pop. 1991 ca. 44,500) is a
city and
district in
Lancashire,
North West England. The city is located on the
river Lune and the
Lancaster Canal. It was the administrative centre of
Lancashire until 1974.
Lancaster Castle, partly built in the
13th century and enlarged by
Elizabeth I, stands on the site of a
Roman garrison. It is the site of the Pendle Witches trial. Thomas Covell was the governor of Lancaster Prison at that time.....
On a campus a short distance south of the city is Lancaster University, a respected national university.
See also Duke of Lancaster
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