So, from music and sports to food and beaches, we take a look at all the reasons why the Red Rose of Lancashire is undoubtedly better than the White Rose of Yorkshire...
5. Cricket
3. Cricket Who was the hero in the 2005 Ashes, the greatest ever Ashes series? Preston-born Freddy Flintoff. Who’s England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker? Burnley’s Jimmy Anderson. Photo: Adam Davy
6. Beaches
4. Beaches The sandy surroundings of Lytham, Blackpool, and Morecambe are miles ahead of their east coast counterparts in Whitby, Scarborough, and Fraisthorpe. Think sandcastles, ice cream, donkey rides, and crazy golf in the sunshine. Photo: Martin Bostock
7. The Industrial Revolution
7. The Industrial Revolution As Bill Bryson says in his totemic book At Home about the history of domesticity, ‘where would the world be without Lancashire men?’ Simply put, arguably the biggest revolution in the history of humanity was fuelled by Lancastrians, with the global impacts of their ingenuity, investment, and graft resonating around the planet to this day. Photo: Other
8. Music
8. Music Sure, Sheffield has a few good bands, but Lancashire has the greatest band of all time: technically speaking, The Beatles are from Lancashire as Liverpool didn’t become Merseyside until 1974 by which time The Beatles had been disbanded for four years. Oasis members Noel and Liam Gallagher were also born in Lancashire, while we can also claim Rick Astley, Jamiroquai, Alfie Boe, Chumbawamba, Joe Anderson from Yes, Diana Vickers, The Stiffs, and Kevin Simm and Jessica Taylor from Liberty X. Rock on. Photo: Other