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An organisation promoting Lancashire says it gets 'annoyed' when places in the historic county are mistakenly referred to being in Greater Manchester. Friends of Real Lancashire said "it's amazing how many people just don't get it at all.”

It comes as the group has been celebrating Lancashire Day today (November 27). The day commemorates the anniversary of when the first elected representatives from Lancashire were summoned to Parliament in 1295 to attend what became known as the Model Parliament.

Most of the northern and eastern parts of modern Greater Manchester - such as Bolton , Bury , Rochdale , Oldham , and Wigan - are historically part of Lancashire, while areas to the south and west, including Stockport , Manchester city centre , and

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