Lancaster, Lancashire

The Royal Navy Type 23, Duke Class Frigate, HMS Lancaster, is affiliated with the city.

The words 'scientist' and 'dinosaur' were coined by Lancaster academics, William Whewell and Richard Owen respectively.

In recent years, Lancaster has experienced population growth in excess of regional averages.

Lancaster University's Ultralow Temperature Physics Group has twice achieved the lowest temperature in the known universe, coming within a few millionths of a degree above absolute zero.

Features of Lancaster

[[Image:005 Friary.jpg|thumb|A typical Lancaster city scene. The {{spire}} visible belongs to an ex-church which has been

converted into a {{pub}}. ]]
*Lancaster Castle
*Lancaster Priory
*Lancaster City Museum
*Lune Millennium Bridge
*Williamson Park
*Ashton Memorial and Butterfly House
*Lancaster Cathedral
*The Storey Institute
*The Judges Lodgings
*The Cottage Museum
*Lancaster University's Ruskin Library
*Quayside Maritine Museum
*Lancaster Royal Grammar School
*Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
*The Duke's Playhouse
*Lancaster Grand Theatre
*Dalton Square: Queen Victoria's statue and the Town Hall

See also
*Duke of Lancaster
*Duchy of Lancaster

External links

*Ordnance survey map of Lancaster circa 1890
*Google maps link to Lancaster
*Tourist information website
*Alternative guide to Lancaster A4 pdf to print out - includes map.
*Virtual Lancaster - Independent Lancaster news and resources.
*The Open Guide to Lancaster - A Wiki town guide based on Lancaster, Morecambe and Lancaster University.
*Lancaster pubs Customer ratings and reviews of pubs in Lancaster