لنكستر، لنكشر
Lancaster | |
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View over Lancaster, with the Ashton Memorial in the distance and the spire of Lancaster Cathedral | |
Location within Lancashire | |
Population | 52٬234 [1] |
Demonym | Lancastrian |
OS grid reference | SD475615 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LANCASTER |
Postcode district | LA1, LA2 |
Dialling code | 01524 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | |
لنكستر (Lancaster ؛ /ˈlæŋkəstər/,[2][3][4][5] /ˈlænkæsʔ/)[6] is a cathedral city and the county town of Lancashire, England. It stands on the River Lune and has a population of 52,234. The wider City of Lancaster local government district has a population of 138,375.[7] The House of Lancaster was a branch of the English royal family, whilst the Duchy of Lancaster holds large estates on behalf of Elizabeth II, who is also the Duke of Lancaster. As an ancient settlement, it is marked by Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory Church, Lancaster Cathedral and the Ashton Memorial. It is home to Lancaster University and has a campus of the University of Cumbria.
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الجغرافيا
Lancaster is the most northerly city in Lancashire, lying three miles (4.8 km) inland from Morecambe Bay on the River Lune (from which it derives its name), and the Lancaster Canal. The settlement gets more hilly from the Lune Valley towards the east, with Williamson Hill in the north-west a notable high point at 109 metres (358 ft).
الحزام الأخضر
النقل
الطرق
السكك الحديدية
أماكن هامة
- Greaves Park
- Lancaster Castle
- Lancaster Priory
- Lancaster City Museum
- Lune Millennium Bridge
- Williamson Park
- Ashton Memorial
- Lancaster Cathedral
- Storey Gallery
- The Judges Lodgings
- Ruskin Library at Lancaster University
- Quayside Maritime Museum
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School
- Duke's Playhouse
- The Gregson Centre
- Lancaster Grand Theatre
- Queen Victoria Memorial
- Lancaster Town Hall
- Westfield War Memorial Village
أشخاص بارزون
Alphabetical by category. All information is taken from each person's Wikipedia page. Notability implies a lengthy period of fame.
الفنون والترفيه
- Joe Abercrombie (born 1974) – fantasy writer and film editor, was born in Lancaster and attended LRGS.
- Cherith Baldry (born 1947) – children's and fantasy writer, was born in Lancaster.
- Laurence Binyon (1869–1943) – poet and dramatist, was born in Lancaster.
- Hubert Henry Norsworthy (1885–1961) – organist and composer, died in Lancaster.
- Mabel Pakenham-Walsh (1937–2013) – artist, was born in Lancaster.
- Jon Richardson (born 1982) – comedian, grew up in Lancaster and attended LRGS.
- Thomas Thompson (1880–1951) – writer and broadcaster
- John Waite (born 1952) – rock musician, was born in Lancaster.
- Dustin Demri-Burns (born 1978) – actor, writer and comedian
- Andy Wear (living) – television and stage actor, was born in Lancaster.
- Keith Wilkinson (living) – television news reporter, was born in Lancaster.
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الأعمال
- Henry Cort (c. 1741–1800) – English ironmaster and inventor, was probably born in Lancaster.
- James Crosby (born 1956) – chief executive of HBOS until 2006, attended LRGS.
- Thomas Edmondson (1792–1851) – businessman and inventor of the Edmondson railway ticket, was born in Lancaster.
- James Williamson (1842–1930) – businessman and politician who created Williamson Park and Ashton memorial, was born in Lancaster and educated at LRGS.
الجريمة
- Lauren Jeska (born 1974) – a transgender athlete, was convicted of the attempted murder of an official, Ralph Knibbs.[8]
- Edward Stringer, (1819–1863) – convict and prospector, discovered the Walhalla, Victoria goldfield in Australia.[9]
- Buck Ruxton (1899–1936) – marital murderer, resided and practised medicine at 2 Dalton Square.
السياس ة والصحافة
- Henry D. Gilpin (1801–1860) – Attorney General of the United States, was born in Lancaster.
- Erik de Mauny (1920–1997) – foreign correspondent, died in Lancaster.
- Sir Lancelot Sanderson (1863–1944) – Conservative MP and judge, died in Lancaster.
العلوم والإنسانيات
- J. L. Austin (1911–1960) – philosopher and developer of the theory of speech acts, was born in Lancaster.
- John Ambrose Fleming (1849–1945) – electrical engineer and physicist, was born in Lancaster.
- Edward Frankland (1825–1899) – chemist who originated the concept of valence, was born near Lancaster and educated at LRGS.
- Jaroslav Krejčí (1916–2014) – Czech-British sociologist, was a professor at the University of Lancaster and died in Lancaster.
- Geoffrey Leech (1936–2014) – linguistics researcher, was a professor at the University of Lancaster and died in Lancaster.
- Richard Owen (1804–1892) – biologist who coined the term "dinosaur", lived in Brock Street.
- William Turner (1832–1916) – anatomist and academic, was born in Lancaster.
- Paul Wellings (born 1953) – ecologist, served as a professor and Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University.
- Gavin Wood (born 1980) – co-founded and headed Ethereum.
المدن المتوأمة
Lancaster is twinned with:[10]
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انظر أيضاً
- St John the Evangelist's Church, Lancaster
- St Thomas' Church, Lancaster
- Christ Church, Lancaster
- دوق لنكستر
- دوقية لنكستر
- Lancaster power stations
المراجع
- ^ Lancaster City is made up of 9 wards (Bulk, Duke, Castle, Skerton East and West, Scotforth East and West, University and John O'Gaunt. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160314090716/http://www.ukcensusdata.com/lancaster-e07000121#sthash.sGUu3f28.LVIHxslk.dpbs Archived 14 مارس 2016 at the Wayback Machine]
- ^ "Lancaster - Dictionary Definition". Vocabulary.com.
- ^ "LANCASTER • DICTIONARY ONE.COM • Definition of Lancaster". www.dictionaryone.com.
- ^ "Lancaster definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com.
- ^ "Definition of Lancaster | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com.
- ^ Roach, Peter; Hartman, James; Setter, Jane; Jones, Daniel, eds. (2006). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (17th ed.). Cambridge: CUP. ISBN 978-0-521-68086-8.
- ^ Evans, Jacqueline. "Lancashire's Population, 2011". Lancashire County Council. Lancashire County Council. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ Fell-runner admits attempted knife murder of British athletics official |Lancashire Evening Post.
- ^ The Story of Ned Stringer on the website of Toongabbie, Victoria, Australia retrieved January 2017.
- ^ Lancaster City Council, Twin Towns retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Aalborg Twin Towns". Europeprize.net. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ "Miasta Partnerskie Lublina" [Lublin – Partnership Cities]. www.lublin.eu (in Polish). Urząd Miasta Lublin (City of Lublin). Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
ببليوگرافيا
- Shotter, David (2001), "Roman Lancaster: Site and Settlement", A History of Lancaster, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 3–31, ISBN 0-7486-1466-4
- White, Andrew (2001), "Continuity, Charter, Castle and County Town, 400–1500", A History of Lancaster, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 33–72, ISBN 0-7486-1466-4
وصلات خارجية
- Lancaster City Council – Homepage of Lancaster City Council
- Ordnance survey map of Lancaster circa 1890
- Regional Europe - Lancaster
- Visit Lancaster Website – Tourism Website for Lancaster