11 reasons why Lancashire Is better than Yorkshire

It’s a feud which has raged for centuries, at times spilling over into full-blown wars and eventually settling into the current state of gentle ribbing. But there’s no doubt that the rivalry between Lancashire and Yorkshire is still very much alive.

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...

1. The gorgeous Lancastrian countryside. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

The gorgeous Lancastrian countryside. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

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2. Food

2. Food Lancashire Hotpot, Butter Pie, Rag Pudding, Eccles Cakes, Chorley Cakes, Morecambe Bay Potted Shrimps, Fish and Chips on Blackpool Pier, Bene and Hot at Turf Moor… Lancashire has some seriously scrumptious scran. We’ll give you Yorkshire Puddings, but we’ve got you beat on every other front. Plus, Jelly Babies were invented here. Photo: Other

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3. Football

6. Football Of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888, six were from Lancashire: Accrington, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Everton, and Preston North End, while (if you take the historic county boundaries incorporating Merseyside and Greater Manchester), Lancashire has 63 top division winners compared to Yorkshire’s 12. Plus, Sir Tom Finney and Lily Parr - need we say more? Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

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4. Looking out over the Leeds and Liverpool canal towards Pendle Hill. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

1. Countryside The Lancashire countryside is world-famous, from the rolling hills of the Trough of Bowland to the sprawling vistas of Morecambe Bay, we have everything from Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty to hidden gems. Sure, the North Yorkshire Moors are nice, they’re just a bit… well, bleak. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

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