Preston

Summary

Preston is a district with city status^[1]. Preston draws 220 Wikipedia views per month (district_with_city_status category, ranking #2 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• Preston is located in Lancashire^[3].
• Preston is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Preston's image is recorded as Beacon Fell 235-35.jpg^[5].
• Preston's instance of is recorded as district with city status^[6].
• Preston's instance of is recorded as non-metropolitan district^[7].
• Preston's instance of is recorded as borough in the United Kingdom^[8].
• Preston's capital is recorded as Preston^[9].
• Preston's legislative body is recorded as council of Preston City Council^[10].
• Preston's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155926635^[11].
• Preston's locator map image is recorded as Preston UK locator map.svg^[12].
• Preston's Commons category is recorded as City of Preston, Lancashire^[13].
• Preston's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 148606^[14].
• +1974-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Preston^[15].
• Preston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.759, 'lon': -2.699}^[16].
• Preston's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0crjn65^[17].
• Preston's authority is recorded as Preston City Council^[18].
• Preston's GSS code is recorded as E07000123^[19].
• Preston's official website is recorded as http://www.preston.gov.uk/^[20].
• Preston's topic's main category is recorded as Category:City of Preston, Lancashire^[21].
• Preston's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 0b173450-80db-4624-a175-ec41baf40d27^[22].
• Preston's population is recorded as {'amount': '+141300'}^[23].
• Preston's population is recorded as {'amount': '+141818'}^[24].
• Preston's population is recorded as {'amount': '+140500'}^[25].
• Preston's population is recorded as {'amount': '+151582'}^[26].
• Preston's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7290581^[27].

Body

Geography

Preston is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Preston is located in Lancashire^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Preston's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+142.2936'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+141300'}^[23], {'amount': '+141818'}^[24], {'amount': '+140500'}^[25], and {'amount': '+151582'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include district with city status^[6], non-metropolitan district^[7], and borough in the United Kingdom^[8].

History and Context

+1974-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Preston^[15].

Why It Matters

Preston draws 220 Wikipedia views per month (district_with_city_status category, ranking #2 of 9).^[2] Preston has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]