This county was at the centre of the industrial revolution, which as was pointed out, included Liverpool and Manchester.
We even had a bit of Lake Windermere, until they decided to create Cumbria, as well as the Metropolitan counties of Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
Everyone I know in Southport, like John said, still puts Lancashire as their address.
Mind you Southport has always had more than it's fair share of snobs, or as I prefer to call them, the fur coat and no knickers set.
