Lancashire Road
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Street
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in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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. It marks the boundary between Kowloon Tong
Kowloon Tong
Kowloon Tong , formerly Kau Lung Tong, is an area in Hong Kong. Within New Kowloon, it is administratively divided by Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District...
and Prince Edward constituencies of Kowloon City District
Kowloon City District
Kowloon City District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon. It had a population of 381,352 in 2001. The district has the third most educated residents while its residents enjoy the highest income in Kowloon....
. Most parts of the road is one-way
One-way traffic
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downhill towards Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road, Kowloon
Waterloo Road is a major road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo.The road starts in the west at the intersection with Lai Cheung Road and Ferry Street, and runs east past Nathan Road. It then runs on a northeast-southwest alignment through the eastern part of...
.
Succeeding Nga Tsin Wai Road
Nga Tsin Wai Road
Nga Tsin Wai Road is a major road linking Kowloon Tsai and Kowloon City in Hong Kong. It extends Lancashire Road at the junction with La Salle Road at the east and go round south of Kowloon Tsai Park...
, Lancashire Road starts from a junction with La Salle Road
La Salle Road
La Salle Road is a two-way street in Kowloon Tsai of Kowloon City District, Hong Kong. It runs from Prince Edward Road near Beverly Villas to Hereford Road near Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education Lee Wai Lee campus.-Location and routing:...
. It runs west afterwards on a dual single-lane carriageway until it meets Oxford Road
Oxford Road, Hong Kong
Oxford Road is a two-way street in Kowloon Tsai , Kowloon City District, Hong Kong. Completed in mid-1950s, it runs from Oxford Road Playground to Hereford Road near Sunderland Estate....
. Upon meeting Oxford Road, Lancashire Road turns into a four-lane one-way street running westbound. It meets Ho Tung Road on the left and Cambridge Road on the right and finally terminates at Waterloo Road. Lancashire Road is then succeeded by Essex Cresent on the other side of Waterloo Road. Horizontal distance of Lancashire Road is 350m.
Situated along the boundary of Kowloon Tong, Lancashire Road is home to many schools and residential buildings. At the corner with La Salle Road lies Albion Garden, Louise Garden and Supreme House. Across Oxford Road is Yuet Yuen Garden, Lannox Garden and Cambridge Mansion. Down to the bottom near Waterloo Road is the Kowloon Tong Alliance Church and Alliance Primary School.
Lancashire Road is named after Lancashire
Lancashire
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, England
England
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when the British colonial settlers
Colonial Hong Kong
In the 19th century the British, Dutch, French, Indians and Americans saw Imperial China as the world's largest untapped market. In 1840 the British Empire launched their first and one of the most aggressive expeditionary forces to claim the territory that would later be known as Hong Kong.In a few...
first named streets in Kowloon Tong after their hometowns, thereby making their new residence more like their homeland.