It’s home to some beautiful areas top businesses and some seriously impressive people.
Lancashire has also put its own individual stamp on society, giving the world numerous inventions and products that we wouldn’t have been able to live without- many of these things are still used today.
Here are just 10 things that were invented in East Lancashire- how many did you know about?
Jelly Babies
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For more than 50 years, a Lancashire factory exported this sweet treat all over the world- Fryer and Co (Nelson) Ltd, Victory V Factories
Nelson Man, Thomas Fryer, met a travelling confectioner over a pint of beer and they decided to open a small shop in the town making peppermints and lozenges.