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Lancaster Lancashire

Approximate Population: 45,952

is a city in North West England and the county town of Lancashire. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952.   is a constituent settlement of the wider City of , local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including neighbouring Morecambe.

Long existing as a commercial, cultural and educational centre, is the settlement that gives Lancashire its name. has several unique ties to the British monarchy; the House of was a branch of the English royal family, whilst the Duchy of holds large estates on behalf of Queen Elizabeth, who herself is also the Duke of . was granted city status in 1937 for its “long association with the crown” and because it was “the county town of the King’s Duchy of ”.

With its history based on its port and canal, is an ancient settlement, dominated by Castle.

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Blackburn Lancashire

Approximate Population: 105,085

is a large town in Lancashire, England.   It lies to the north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, 8.9 miles (14.3 km) east of the city of Preston, and 21 miles (34 km) north-northwest of the city of Manchester. is bounded to the south by Darwen, with which it forms the unitary authority area of with Darwen, being the administrative centre.   At the time of the UK Government’s 2001 census, had a population of 105,085, whilst the wider borough had a population of 137,470.

A former mill town, textiles have been produced in since the middle of the 13th century, when locally produced wool was woven in people’s houses. Flemish weavers who settled in the area during the 14th century helped to develop the industry.

James Hargreaves, inventor of the spinning jenny, was a weaver in .  The most rapid period of growth and development in ’s history coincided with the industrialisation and expansion of textile manufacturing.   was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and amongst the first industrialised towns in the world.

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