Lancaster may refer to:

Lands and titles

*The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for Lancashire * Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies * Duke of Lancaster * Earl of Lancaster *

House of Lancaster The House of Lancaster was a cadet branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. The first house was created when King Henry III of England created the Earldom of Lancasterfrom which the house was namedfor his second son Edmund Crouchback in 126 ...

, a British royal dynasty

Places

Australia

Lancaster, Victoria Lancaster is a locality in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located in Shire of Campaspe and the City of Greater Shepparton The City of Greater Shepparton is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria ...

Canada

* Lancaster, New Brunswick *

Lancaster, Newfoundland and Labrador Lancaster is a ghost town Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an Am ...

* Lancaster, Ontario * Lancaster, St. Catharines, Ontario * Lancaster Sound, Nunavut

United Kingdom

* Lancaster, Lancashire, the original Lancaster from which other place names are derived **

Lancaster University Lancaster University (legally The University of Lancaster) is a public university, public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, as one of several pla ...

** Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency), a historical political district **

Lancaster and Wyre (UK Parliament constituency) Lancaster and Wyre was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1997 to 2010, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, but has ...

, the modern political district ** City of Lancaster, a non-metropolitan local government district based in Lancaster, formed in 1974 **

Lancaster Rural District Lancaster Rural District was a rural district in the county of Lancashire, England. It was created in 1894 and abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It was made up of 22 civil parishes to the north and south of the city of Lancas ...

, a former local government area abolished in 1974 **

Municipal Borough of Lancaster A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

, a former local government area abolished in 1974 * Lancaster House, London

United States

Lancaster, Arkansas Lancaster is an extinct town in Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Arkansas. History Lancaster was a depot on the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway. A post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail servi ...

, a ghost town *

Lancaster, Arizona Lancaster is a Unincorporated area, populated place situated in Yavapai County, Arizona, Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of above sea level. References

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* Lancaster, California, the largest "Lancaster" in the world by population *

Lancaster, Illinois Lancaster is an unincorporated community in Wabash County, Illinois, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America ...

Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana Lancaster is an unincorporated community in Lancaster Township, Huntington County, Indiana. History Lancaster, originally named New Lancaster, was laid out and plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to s ...

Lancaster, Jefferson County, Indiana Lancaster is an unincorporated community in Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana. History Lancaster was platted on Oct. 5, 1815 by David Hillis and William McFarland. The plat established 128 lots, reserving some for the construction ...

** Patricksburg, Indiana, a community also called Lancaster *

Lancaster, Kansas Lancaster is a city in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 246. History Lancaster was platted in 1857. It may have been named after Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Lancaster was an early conte ...

Lancaster, Kentucky Lancaster is a home rule-class city in Garrard County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. As of the year 2010 U.S. census, the city population was 3,442. Located south of Lexington, Lancaster is the site of the Kenne ...

* Lancaster, Massachusetts *

Lancaster, Minnesota Lancaster is a city in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 364. History Lancaster was incorporated in 1904 along a Soo Line Railroad line running from Glenwood to the Canada–US border. T ...

Lancaster, Missouri Lancaster is a city in Schuyler County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 675. It is the county seat of Schuyler County. Lancaster is part of the Kirksville Micropolitan Statistical Area. History A post offic ...

* Lincoln, Nebraska (once known as Lancaster) *

Lancaster, New Hampshire Lancaster is a New England town, town located along the Connecticut River in Coös County, New Hampshire, Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The town is named after the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster in England. As of the 2020 ce ...

, a New England town **

Lancaster (CDP), New Hampshire Lancaster is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Lancaster in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,941 at the 2020 census, out of 3,218 in the entire town of Lancaster. Geogr ...

, village within the town * Lancaster, New York, a town **

Lancaster (village), New York Lancaster is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 10,352. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village of Lancaster is in the west part of t ...

, within the town of Lancaster * Lancaster, Ohio *

Lancaster, Oregon Lancaster is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located about two miles south of Harrisburg and two miles north of Junction City, on Oregon Route 99E near the Willamette River. History The first post off ...

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster, ( ; pdc, Lengeschder) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population at the 2020 census of 58,039, it ranks 11th in population amon ...

, the oldest inland city and one-time capital of the United States * Lancaster, South Carolina *

Lancaster, Tennessee Lancaster is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee, United States, located southeast of Gordonsville. Lancaster had a post office with ZIP code 38569, which closed on March 4, 2011, due to the United States Postal Service closi ...

Lancaster, Texas Lancaster ( ) is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. Its population was 41,275 according to the 2020 census. Founded in 1852 as a frontier post, Lancaster is one of Dallas County's earliest settlements. Today, it is a suburban communit ...

Lancaster, Virginia Lancaster is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat, and is also known as Lancaster Courthouse or by an alternative spelling, Lancaster Court House. The com ...

* Lancaster, Wisconsin, a city *

Lancaster Junction, Wisconsin Fennimore is a Political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Town, town in Grant County, Wisconsin, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 599 at the 2000 census. The size of the town was reduced when Mount Ida, Wisconsin, Mount Ida was ...

, an unincorporated community * Lancaster County, Nebraska *

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Lancaster County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Lengeschder Kaundi), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the south central part of Pennsylvania. ...

Lancaster Valley AVA The Lancaster Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Lancaster and Chester counties of southeastern Pennsylvania, centered on the city of Lancaster. The wine region includes in a valley that is roughly long and wide, altho ...

, Pennsylvanian wine region *

Lancaster County, South Carolina Lancaster County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 96,016, Its county seat is Lancaster, which has an urban population of 23,979. The county was created in 1785. Lancaster Coun ...

Lancaster County, Virginia Lancaster County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population sits at 10,919. Its county seat is Lancaster. Located on the Northern Neck near the mouth of the Rappahannock Riv ...

* Lancaster Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation), multiple locations

Companies and products

;Companies * Lancaster Group, a cosmetics company founded in Monaco in 1946, now part of

Coty, Inc. Coty Inc. is an American-French multinational beauty company founded in 1904 by François Coty. With its subsidiaries, it develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes fragrances, cosmetics, skin care, nail care, and both professional and re ...

* Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Company, an American subsidiary of Universal Corporation * J. Lancaster & Son, Birmingham, one of the world's major camera makers in 1898, held several shutter patents ;Products * Lancaster, the codename for

AMD Turion AMD Turion is the brand name AMD applies to its x86-64 low-power consumption (''mobile'') processors codenamed ''K8L''. The Turion 64 and Turion 64 X2/Ultra processors compete with Intel's mobile processors, initially the ''Pentium M'' and the Int ...

64 processor for notebook computers * Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster, a British car produced between 1945 and 1952 *

Subaru Legacy Lancaster Subaru launched the third generation Japanese and world-market Legacy in June 1998, while the North American model was introduced in May 1999 for the 2000 model year. In all markets except for the United States, production lasted through 2002, w ...

, the Japanese name for the Subaru Outback sold from 1998 to 2004

Military

Avro Lancaster The Avro Lancaster is a British Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the Short Stirlin ...

, the World War II-era bomber aircraft * Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, British Army unit * HMS ''Lancaster'', six ships of the Royal Navy, 1694 to the present * USS ''Lancaster'', four ships of the United States Navy, 1858 to 1945 * Lancaster pistol, a multi-barreled handgun

Sports

* Lancaster Barnstormers, a minor-league baseball team of the Atlantic League *

Lancaster City F.C. Lancaster City Football Club is an English semi-professional non-League football club based in the northern city of Lancaster, Lancashire. They currently compete in and play at Giant Axe. They are full members of the Lancashire County Footb ...

, an English football club based in Lancaster, Lancashire *

Lancaster Cricket Club Lancaster Cricket Club is an English cricket club sited near the River Lune in Lancaster. The club compete in the Northern League, with the 1st team being allocated a named professional for each season. Previous professionals include South Afri ...

, English cricket club * Lancaster Football Club, Australian Rules Football team based in Lancaster, Australia * Lancaster JetHawks, a minor-league baseball team of the California League * Lancaster Park, a cricket and rugby ground in Christchurch, New Zealand *

Lancaster Rattlers FC Santa Clarita (FCSC) is an American soccer team based in Santa Clarita, California, United States. FC Santa Clarita also known as the Santa Clarita Storm make just north of Los Angeles home, as they compete in the United Premier Soccer League ( ...

, American soccer team *

Lancaster Red Roses The Lancaster Red Roses baseball team, originally known as the Maroons, changed its name at the start of the 1906 season during a bitter match with the York, Pennsylvania-based White Roses. Some sources indicate that the rival teams were named fo ...

, former minor-league baseball team

Other

Lancaster (surname) Lancaster is an English language, English surname. Notable People with the surname include: * Alan Lancaster (1949–2021), English bassist * Amber Lancaster (born 1980), American actress and model * Benjamin Lancaster (1801–1887), British pharma ...

, people with the surname Lancaster *

Lancaster's Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is a genetic disorder characterized by deformities of the ears, eyes, cheekbones, and chin. The degree to which a person is affected, however, may vary from mild to severe. Complications may include breathing prob ...

or Lancaster Disease; alternative names for Treacher Collins syndrome * Lancaster station (disambiguation), stations of the name