North West England
North West England is one of the regions of England in the United Kingdom. The cities of Liverpool and Manchester are in the south of this region. The northern area (which includes Cumbria and part of Lancashire) is full of villages.
Local government
The official region consists of the following subdivisions:
Ceremonial county | County/Unitary | Districts |
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Cheshire | Cheshire † | a.) Ellesmere Port and Neston, b.) Chester, c.) Crewe and Nantwich, d.) Congleton, e.) Macclesfield, f.) Vale Royal |
Warrington U.A. | ||
Halton U.A. | ||
Cumbria † | a.) Barrow-in-Furness, b.) South Lakeland, c.) Copeland, d.) Allerdale, e.) Eden, f.) Carlisle | |
Greater Manchester * | a.) Bolton, b.) Bury, c.) Manchester, d.) Oldham, e.), Salford, f.) Stockport, g.) Tameside, h.) Trafford, i.) Wigan | |
Lancashire | Lancashire † | a.) West Lancashire, b.) Chorley, c.) South Ribble, d.) Fylde, e.) Preston, f.) Wyre, g.) Lancaster, h.) Ribble Valley, i.) Pendle, j.) Burnley, k.) Rossendale, l.) Hyndburn, m.)Rochdale (borough) Rochdale |
Blackpool U.A. | ||
Blackburn with Darwen U.A. | ||
Merseyside * | a.) Knowsley, b.) Liverpool, c.) St. Helens, d.) Sefton, e.) Wirral |
North West England Media
Liverpool Chinatown is the oldest Chinese community in Europe.
The Jodrell Bank Lovell 76-m radio telescope in Lower Withington, built in August 1957, is the world's third largest steerable telescope, and was the largest until 1971. It was designed by Sheffield's Sir Charles Husband and built of steel from Scunthorpe
Lancaster city centre
Proposed flag for the region designed by Peter Saville
Exhibit of ICI's Fluothane (Halothane), discovered at Widnes, at Catalyst Science Discovery Centre, near Spike Island in Widnes
Rainhill Skew Bridge in 1831
The World of Glass museum in October 2006