Lancaster may refer to:

Lands and titles

*The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

Duchy of Lancaster The Duchy of Lancaster is an estate of the British sovereign. The estate has its origins in the lands held by the medieval Dukes of Lancaster, which came under the direct control of the monarch when Henry Bolingbroke, the then duke of Lancast ...

, one of only two British royal duchies *

Duke of Lancaster The dukedom of Lancaster is a former Peerage of England, English peerage, created three times in the Middle Ages, which finally merged in the Crown when Henry V of England, Henry V succeeded to the throne in 1413. Despite the extinction of the ...

Earl of Lancaster The title of Earl of Lancaster was created in the Peerage of England in 1267. It was succeeded by the title Duke of Lancaster in 1351, which expired in 1361. (The most recent creation of the ducal title merged with the Crown in 1413.) King Henry ...

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 1267 ...

, a British royal dynasty

Places

Australia

* Lancaster, Victoria

Canada

* Lancaster, New Brunswick * Lancaster, Newfoundland and Labrador * Lancaster, Ontario * Lancaster, St. Catharines, Ontario *

Lancaster Sound Lancaster Sound () is a body of water in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located between Devon Island and Baffin Island, forming the eastern entrance to the Parry Channel and the Northwest Passage. East of the sound lies Baffin ...

, Nunavut

United Kingdom

Lancaster, Lancashire Lancaster (, ) is a city in Lancashire, England, and the main cultural hub, economic and commercial centre of City of Lancaster district. The city is on the River Lune, directly inland from Morecambe Bay. Lancaster is the county town, although ...

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

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

Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency) 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, a British royal dynas ...

, a historical political district **

Lancaster and Wyre (UK Parliament constituency) Lancaster and Wyre is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since its recreation in 2024 by Cat Smith of Labour Party. The seat was originally established in 1997 but was repl ...

, the modern political district **

City of Lancaster The City of Lancaster, or simply ''Lancaster'' (), is a non-metropolitan district, local government district with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in Lancashire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, Lanca ...

, a non-metropolitan local government district based in Lancaster, formed in 1974 ** Lancaster Rural District, a former local government area abolished in 1974 **

Municipal Borough of Lancaster Lancaster (, ) is a city in Lancashire, England, and the main cultural hub, economic and commercial centre of City of Lancaster district. The city is on the River Lune, directly inland from Morecambe Bay. Lancaster is the county town, although ...

, a former local government area abolished in 1974 *

Lancaster House Lancaster House (originally known as York House and then Stafford House) is a mansion on The Mall, London, The Mall in the St James's district in the West End of London. Adjacent to The Green Park, it is next to Clarence House and St James ...

, London

United States

* Lancaster, Arkansas, a ghost town *

Lancaster, California Lancaster is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, in the Antelope Valley of the western Mojave Desert in Southern California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the popul ...

, 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 (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal repu ...

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 ...

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 construc ...

Patricksburg, Indiana Patricksburg (also Lancaster) is an unincorporated community in eastern Marion Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies along State Road 246, west of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County. Its elevation is 7 ...

, a community also called Lancaster *

Lancaster, Kansas Lancaster is a city in Lancaster Township, 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. Lanc ...

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 2020 U.S. census, the city population was 3,901. Located south of Lexington, Lancaster is the site of the Ke ...

Lancaster, Massachusetts Lancaster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Incorporated in 1653, Lancaster is the oldest town in Worcester County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the town population ...

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 ...

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 off ...

Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The city covers and had a population of 291,082 as of the 2020 census. It is the state's List of cities in Nebraska, second-most populous city a ...

(once known as Lancaster) *

Lancaster, New Hampshire Lancaster is a town located along the Connecticut River in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The town is named after the city of Lancaster in England. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,218, the second largest in the cou ...

, 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 Lancaster is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Erie County, New York, Erie County, New York (state), New York, United States, centered 14 miles east of downtown Buffalo, New York, Buffalo. Lancaster is an outer ring suburb of ...

, 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 area. The village of Lancaster is in the west part of the town of Lan ...

, within the town of Lancaster *

Lancaster, Ohio Lancaster ( ) is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, and its county seat. The population was 40,552 at the 2020 United States census, making it List of municipalities in Ohio, Ohio's 30th largest city, having surpassed Warren, Ohio, Warren and Fin ...

* Lancaster, Oregon *

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster ( ) is a city in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 58,039 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, eighth-most populous ci ...

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

Lancaster, South Carolina The city of Lancaster () is the county seat of Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States, located in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area. As of the United States Census of 2010, the city population was 8,526. The city was named after the famou ...

* Lancaster, Tennessee *

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 communi ...

* Lancaster, Virginia *

Lancaster, Wisconsin Lancaster is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,907 at the 2020 census. History Lancaster originated as a planned community to serve as the county seat for Grant County. Anticipating t ...

, a city * Lancaster Junction, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *

Lancaster County, Nebraska Lancaster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 322,608, making it the second-most populous county in Nebraska. Its county seat is Lincoln, the state capital. The coun ...

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Lancaster County (; ), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 United States ...

** Lancaster Valley AVA, 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 Cou ...

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 Rappahanno ...

Lancaster Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation) Lancaster Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: * Lancaster Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania *Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Lancaster Township is a civil township of Lancaster County, ...

, multiple locations

Companies and products

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

Coty Coty Inc. is an American 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 retail hai ...

* Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Company, an American subsidiary of

Universal Corporation Universal Corporation is one of the world's leading tobacco merchants. Incorporated in 1886, Universal is headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, in the United States. Current operations Universal buys, sells, and processes flue-cured and burley to ...

* 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 64 processor for notebook computers * Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster, a British car produced between 1945 and 1952 * Subaru Legacy Lancaster, the Japanese name for the Subaru Outback sold from 1998 to 2004

Military

Avro Lancaster The Avro Lancaster, commonly known as the Lancaster Bomber, is a British World War II, 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 World War II-era bomber aircraft *

Duke of Lancaster's Regiment The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS) is an infantry regiment of the line within the British Army, part of the King's Division. Headquartered in Preston, it recruits throughout the North West of England. The ...

, 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 The Lancaster Stormers (formerly known as the Lancaster Barnstormers) is an American professional baseball team based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It is a member of the North Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, a "partner l ...

, 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 Foot ...

, an English football club based in Lancaster, Lancashire * Lancaster Cricket Club, English cricket club *

Lancaster Football Club Lancaster Football Club is an Australian Rules Football team based in Lancaster, North Eastern Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The team is known as ''The Wombats''. History The club was established in 1910 and joined the Kyabram Dis ...

, Australian Rules Football team based in Lancaster, Australia *

Lancaster JetHawks The Lancaster JetHawks were a baseball team located in Lancaster, California. They were named for the city's association with the aerospace industry and played their home games at The Hangar. From 1996 to 2020, they were members of Minor League B ...

, a minor-league baseball team of the California League *

Lancaster Park Lancaster Park, also known as Jade Stadium and AMI Stadium for sponsorship reasons, was a sports stadium in Waltham, a suburb of Christchurch in New Zealand. The stadium closed permanently due to damage sustained in the February 2011 earthqu ...

, a cricket and rugby ground in Christchurch, New Zealand * Lancaster Rattlers, 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 f ...

, former minor-league baseball team

Other

* Lancaster (surname), people with the surname Lancaster * Lancaster's or Lancaster Disease; alternative names for

Treacher Collins syndrome 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 pr ...

Lancaster station (disambiguation) Lancaster station might refer to: * Lancaster station (Pennsylvania), an Amtrak station in the United States * Lancaster station (California), a Metrolink station in the United States * Lancaster railway station, formerly ''Lancaster Castle railway ...

, stations of the name