South Lancashire

The county region has no exact boundaries but generally includes areas that form the West Derby Hundred and the Salford Hundred, both of which formed the South Lancashire parliament constituency from 1832.

Today the area is still recognized by the government and organisations, including the National Health Service.

[2] Following reforms of local government and the Local Government Act 1972, the majority of South Lancashire fell into the metropolitan counties of Greater Manchester and Merseyside, however South Lancashire is still recognized and in use today.

The rivalry fixtures between Rochdale and Bury was referred to as the South Lancashire derby.

However, more recently with Bury being expelled from the football league, games between Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic is more often referred to as the South Lancashire derby.