Preston

Summary

Preston is a city^[1]. Preston ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (525 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Preston is located in Preston^[3].
• Preston is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Preston is on the body of water River Ribble^[5].
• Preston's image is recorded as Preston Riversway Docks.jpg^[6].
• Preston's image is recorded as Preston Flag Market.jpg^[7].
• Preston's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Preston's instance of is recorded as county town^[9].
• Preston's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Preston's instance of is recorded as unparished area^[11].
• Preston's flag image is recorded as Preston town flag.svg^[12].
• Preston's coat of arms image is recorded as Preston City Council - coat of arms.png^[13].
• Preston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kalisz^[14].
• Preston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Recklinghausen^[15].
• Preston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nîmes^[16].
• Preston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Almelo^[17].
• Preston's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155926635^[18].
• Preston's GND ID is recorded as 4116097-6^[19].
• Preston's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79066733^[20].
• Preston's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 126537694^[21].
• Preston's IdRef ID is recorded as 235871265^[22].
• Preston's postal code is recorded as PR1-PR2^[23].
• Preston's Commons category is recorded as Preston, Lancashire^[24].
• Preston's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[25].
• Preston's local dialing code is recorded as 01772^[26].
• Preston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.759444444444, 'lon': -2.6980555555556}^[27].

Body

Geography

Preston is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Preston is located in Preston^[3]. Preston is on the body of water River Ribble^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Preston's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+142.22'}^[28]. Preston's population is recorded as {'amount': '+141801'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], county town^[9], big city^[10], and unparished area^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Preston include Preston railway station^[30], a railway station^[31], in United Kingdom^[32].

Why It Matters

Preston ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (525 views/month).^[2] Preston has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Preston is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Preston include Preston railway station^[30], a railway station^[31], in United Kingdom^[32].