FOLLOWING the most anticipated finale in television history, Blackpool has been renamed ‘Castle Black-pool’ to mark the release of Game of Thrones: The Final Season.

Altogether four regions across the nation have been transformed into the World of Westeros for the Kingdom-wide takeover, including Essex, Doune Castle in Stirlingshire, Blackpool and London’s Covent Garden.

The areas have all pledged their allegiance to the legacy of the show by unveiling signs with their new names, encouraging members of the public to find them.

Councillor Gillian Campbell, deputy leader of Blackpool council, said: “We are excited to be one of only four areas in the country to be re-named to support this globally known show.

“We hope all fans visit the resort to see the sign and have their picture taken here as it will be displayed for a limited time only.”

Thrones-fever has been ever present throughout the UK since the show’s opening episode in 2011.

People up and down the country now can relive and celebrate the fictional locations which viewers have known and love with the following signs being unveiled:

Highgarden – formerly known as Covent Garden, London;

Castle Black-pool – formerly known as Blackpool;

Essos – formerly known as Essex;

Winterfell – formerly known as Doune Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

The signs will be available to visit for a limited time to mark the Digital Download release of Season Eight.

Fans around the UK are challenged to find the signs and encouraged to post a selfie, tagging @HBO_UK (Twitter) / @HBOUK (Instagram) with the hashtag #GoTTakeover.