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The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire and the wider City of Preston local government district. Preston and its surrounding district obtained city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. [2]
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The City of Preston, or simply Preston (/ ˈ p r ɛ s t ən / ⓘ), [2] is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Ribble and has a population of 151,582 (2022). [3] [4] The neighbouring districts are Ribble Valley, South Ribble, Fylde and Wyre.
English: Map of the unparished area of en:Preston, Lancashire, England, from April 2012. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 165% Geographic limits:
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Map of Lancashire, UK with Preston highlighted. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 165%: Date: 1 September 2013: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Most data from Boundary-Line product. Lake data from Meridian 2 product. Inset derived from England location map.svg by Spischot. Author: Nilfanion, created using ...
Preston UK ward map 2010 (blank).svg: Nilfanion, created using Ordnance Survey data Lancashire UK parish map (blank).svg: Nilfanion , created using Ordnance Survey data OpenStreetMap: OpenStreetMap contributors
The districts of Preston vary in size and shape, many of which reflect the districts developed from former villages and boroughs which now lie within the boundaries of the city of Preston. Districts of Preston have little administrative purpose: for local elections voters in each return either two, or three, councillors to Town Hall.