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Description: city and the administrative center of Lancashire, England. Categories: county town, big city, unparished area and locality. Location: Preston District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap.
Preston (/ ˈ p r ɛ s t ən / ⓘ) is a city [a] on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire and the wider City of Preston local government district.
Sep 13, 2024 · Preston, city and nonmetropolitan district, administrative and historic county of Lancashire, northwestern England. Preston is located at the lowest bridging point of the River Ribble estuary before it flows into the Irish Sea.
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At 53°45′N 2°42′W, Preston city centre is approximately 27 miles north west of Manchester, 26 miles north east of Liverpool, and 15 miles east of the coastal town Blackpool. Like most of inland Lancashire, Preston receives a higher than UK average total of rainfall, and is slightly colder.
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Dec 26, 2023 · About Preston. The Facts: Constituent country: England. Region: North West. Shire county: Lancashire. Historic county: Chieti. Population: ~ 130,000. Metropolitan population: ~ 420,000. Last Updated: December 26, 2023.
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