Lancashire

Lancashire was a county in England. The Eleventh Doctor joked that the star whale's mouth at the heart of Starship UK — which he at the time thought a rubbish dump — might be the spaceship's version of the county. (TV: The Beast Below)

In the mid-19th century, ten families from Lancashire founded the village of Dinorben. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark)

In the 1940s, the Eighth Doctor spent some time in Lancashire. (PROSE: Grimm Reality)

In the 1980s, the Seventh Doctor and Bernice Summerfield attended a Laurel and Hardy convention in, Lancashire. (PROSE: The Pit)

Clara Oswald came from the Lancashire town of Blackpool. (TV: Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS, TV: Robot of Sherwood) Clara got lost on a bank holiday visit to Blackpool beach, until her mother found her and helped her to conquer her fear. (TV: The Rings of Akhaten)

Behind the scenes

 * Cast members Peter Purves, Christopher Eccleston, Bernard Cribbins and Jenna-Louise Coleman were born in Lancashire.