
:''This article is about Preston in Lancashire, England. For other uses of the name see Preston (disambiguation).'' {| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" width=300 |- !colspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|City of Preston |- |align=center| |align=center|
''Shown within Lancashire'' |- !colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography |- |width="45%"|British national grid reference system:|| |- ||Status:||City (2002) |- |Regions of England:||North West England |- |Admin. County:||Lancashire |- |Surface area:
- Total||List of English districts by area
1 E8 m² square kilometre |- |Admin. HQ:||Preston |- |ONS coding system:||30UK |- !colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics |- |Population:
- Total (2003 est.)
- Density||List of English districts by population
130,453
917 / km² |- |Ethnicity:||85.5% White
11.6% S.Asian |- !colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics |- |colspan=2 align=center|
Preston City Council
http://www.preston.gov.uk/ |- |Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors:||Leader & Cabinet |- |Executive:||Labour Party (UK) |- |MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005:||Nigel Evans, Mark Hendrick, Michael Jack |} Preston is a city and Districts of England in North West England. It is the county town of Lancashire, and is on the River Ribble. Preston was granted the City status in the United Kingdom in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom's reign. Preston is famous for, among other things, Preston North End F.C., one of the oldest Football League teams, St Walburge's Church (the tallest church in England, with the third-highest spire at 94 metres), and a large bus station (with 79 gates). ==Preston By-Pass== The Preston by-pass, opened 5 December 1958, became the first stretch of motorway in the UK and is now part of the M6 motorway. It was built to ease traffic congestion in Preston caused by tourists travelling to the popular destinations of Blackpool and Lake District. ==Preston Guild== Every twenty years, a famous celebration called the Preston Guild takes place in the city. The last Guild celebration took place in 1992 and the next is due in 2012. ==UCL== The city is home to the University of Central Lancashire, one of the largest universities in the country. ==Twin Towns== Preston is twin town with Almelo in the Netherlands, Nîmes in France, Recklinghausen in Germany and Kalisz in Poland. ==Features of Preston== *Museums **The Harris Museum **St Walburge's Church **The National Football Museum **The Museum of Lancashire **The Lancashire Queens Regiment Museum **The British Commercial Vehicle Museum *Parks **Miller Park, Preston **Avenham Park ==Geography== * The River Ribble runs through the city. * The Forest of Bowland forms an impressive backdrop to Preston. ==History== During the Ancient Rome period the road called Watling Street from the Setantian port of Neb of the Nese passed one mile north of Preston. The Roman road from Languavallium in Cumberland to Condate in Cheshire intersected in Preston at Tulketh-hall. In Ripon in 705 Archbishop Wilfrid the lands near the River Ribble were set on a new foundation, and the parish church was probably erected. Later Edward the Elder passed the lands to cathedral at York and then from successive transfers the lands were passed round between churches, hence the name ''Priest's Town'' or Preston. In 1825 Preston was in the hundred of Amounderness, in the deanery of Amounderness and the archdeaconry of Richmond. The name of Amounderness is more ancient than the name of any other Wapentake or hundred in the County of Lancaster, and so Preston dates from at least the High Saxon period. Served by the River Ribble, Preston was one of the principal ports of Lancaster. As late as the time of Charles I the monarch demanded a quarter more ship money than from Lancaster and twice as much as from Liverpool. ==See also== *Battle of Preston *Ribble Steam Railway *List of people from Preston *Rock FM ==External Links== *[http://www.pne-online.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=12 Preston City Forum (Free but need to register to use)] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1872505.stm BBC News: 'Proud Preston' wins city status] *[http://www.proud-preston.co.uk/ Proud Preston Picture and Photo Gallery] ---- Preston Local government in Lancashire Cities in England English county towns
Arms of the former Preston RDC: Probably not enough content in this page to justify including them. == Suicide Jumpers == Though I'm not doubting that the bus station is a splended place for this kind of activity, I'm sure this type of comment is going a little bit off the point
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:''This article is about Preston in Lancashire, England. For other uses of the name see Preston (disambiguation).'' {| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" width=300 |- !colspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|City of Preston |- |align=center| |align=center|
''Shown within Lancashire'' |- !colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography |- |width="45%"|British national grid reference system:|| |- ||Status:||City (2002) |- |Regions of England:||North West England |- |Admin. County:||Lancashire |- |Surface area:
- Total||List of English districts by area
1 E8 m² square kilometre |- |Admin. HQ:||Preston |- |ONS coding system:||30UK |- !colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics |- |Population:
- Total (2003 est.)
- Density||List of English districts by population
130,453
917 / km² |- |Ethnicity:||85.5% White
11.6% S.Asian |- !colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics |- |colspan=2 align=center|
Preston City Council
http://www.preston.gov.uk/ |- |Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors:||Leader & Cabinet |- |Executive:||Labour Party (UK) |- |MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005:||Nigel Evans, Mark Hendrick, Michael Jack |} Preston is a city and Districts of England in North West England. It is the county town of Lancashire, and is on the River Ribble. Preston was granted the City status in the United Kingdom in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom's reign. Preston is famous for, among other things, Preston North End F.C., one of the oldest Football League teams, St Walburge's Church (the tallest church in England, with the third-highest spire at 94 metres), and a large bus station (with 79 gates). ==Preston By-Pass== The Preston by-pass, opened 5 December 1958, became the first stretch of motorway in the UK and is now part of the M6 motorway. It was built to ease traffic congestion in Preston caused by tourists travelling to the popular destinations of Blackpool and Lake District. ==Preston Guild== Every twenty years, a famous celebration called the Preston Guild takes place in the city. The last Guild celebration took place in 1992 and the next is due in 2012. ==UCL== The city is home to the University of Central Lancashire, one of the largest universities in the country. ==Twin Towns== Preston is twin town with Almelo in the Netherlands, Nîmes in France, Recklinghausen in Germany and Kalisz in Poland. ==Features of Preston== *Museums **The Harris Museum **St Walburge's Church **The National Football Museum **The Museum of Lancashire **The Lancashire Queens Regiment Museum **The British Commercial Vehicle Museum *Parks **Miller Park, Preston **Avenham Park ==Geography== * The River Ribble runs through the city. * The Forest of Bowland forms an impressive backdrop to Preston. ==History== During the Ancient Rome period the road called Watling Street from the Setantian port of Neb of the Nese passed one mile north of Preston. The Roman road from Languavallium in Cumberland to Condate in Cheshire intersected in Preston at Tulketh-hall. In Ripon in 705 Archbishop Wilfrid the lands near the River Ribble were set on a new foundation, and the parish church was probably erected. Later Edward the Elder passed the lands to cathedral at York and then from successive transfers the lands were passed round between churches, hence the name ''Priest's Town'' or Preston. In 1825 Preston was in the hundred of Amounderness, in the deanery of Amounderness and the archdeaconry of Richmond. The name of Amounderness is more ancient than the name of any other Wapentake or hundred in the County of Lancaster, and so Preston dates from at least the High Saxon period. Served by the River Ribble, Preston was one of the principal ports of Lancaster. As late as the time of Charles I the monarch demanded a quarter more ship money than from Lancaster and twice as much as from Liverpool. ==See also== *Battle of Preston *Ribble Steam Railway *List of people from Preston *Rock FM ==External Links== *[http://www.pne-online.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=12 Preston City Forum (Free but need to register to use)] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1872505.stm BBC News: 'Proud Preston' wins city status] *[http://www.proud-preston.co.uk/ Proud Preston Picture and Photo Gallery] ---- Preston Local government in Lancashire Cities in England English county towns
Preston
Arms of the former Preston RDC: Probably not enough content in this page to justify including them. == Suicide Jumpers == Though I'm not doubting that the bus station is a splended place for this kind of activity, I'm sure this type of comment is going a little bit off the point
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