City of Lancaster
City and non-metropolitan district in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.