Lancaster Castle
◆ Stonyhurst College and the surrounding Ribble Valley is said to be the inspiration for Tolkien’s Middle-earth from `Lord of the Rings` – his son boarded at the college which he visited regularly ◆ Pendle Hill is where George Fox is believed to have had his vision in 1640 prior to founding the Quaker Movement
◆ Blackpool’s permanent electric street tramway was the world’s first when it opened in 1885
◆ Martin Mere, Lancashire’s largest lake, is said to be the last known home of King Arthur’s sword `Excalibur` ◆ Sirloin beef is said to get its name after a visit by James 1 to Hoghton Tower near Preston, where he enjoyed a piece of beef so much – that he knight ed it ◆ Lancaster Castle is the only castle in the north owned by The King, (who also holds the title The Duke of Lancaster)
Famous Lancashire
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