Preston is a city 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. 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. Preston has a population of 114,300,the City of Preston district 132,000 and the Preston Built-up Area 313,322. The Preston Travel To Work Area,in 2011,had a population of 420,661,compared with 354,000 in the previous census.
Clitheroe is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley,Lancashire,England;it is located 34 miles (55 km) north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists visiting the area. In 2018,the Clitheroe built-up area had an estimated population of 16,279.
Longridge is a market town and civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire,England. It is situated 8 miles (13 km) north-east of the city of Preston,at the western end of Longridge Fell,a long ridge above the River Ribble. The nearest villages are Grimsargh,2 miles (3 km) to the southeast,and Ribchester 4 miles (6 km) to the southeast. The parish of Longridge had a population of 7,546 recorded in the 2001 census,increasing to 7,724 at the 2011 Census.
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire,England. Its council is based in Clitheroe,the largest town. The borough also includes the town of Longridge and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. It is named after the River Ribble. Much of the district lies within the Forest of Bowland,a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The River Ribble runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England. It starts close to the Ribblehead Viaduct in North Yorkshire,and is one of the few that start in the Yorkshire Dales and flow westwards towards the Irish Sea.
Ribble Valley is a constituency in Lancashire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1992 by Nigel Evans,a Conservative. Evans has served as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons and Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means since January 2020;he previously served as First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means from 2010 to 2013.
Farington is a village and civil parish in the South Ribble local government district of Lancashire,England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 6,674.
Grimsargh is a village and civil parish in the City of Preston,Lancashire,England. It's located approximately 6 miles (10 km) east of Preston.
Michael Carr is a British teacher,lecturer,and politician for the Liberal Democrats. Originally a teacher,Carr became active in politics as a Conservative councillor before joining the Social Democratic Party. After two unsuccessful general election candidacies,Carr won a sensational by-election victory in 1991 to become the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ribble Valley. His victory was short-lived as he lost the seat in the general election that followed a year later,and he twice failed to regain it.
Bamber Bridge is a large village in Lancashire,England,3 miles (5 km) south-east of Preston,in the borough of South Ribble. The name derives from the Old English "bēam" and "brycg",which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". People who live in Bamber Bridge like to be known as Briggers.
Penwortham is a town and civil parish in South Ribble,Lancashire,England,on the south bank of the River Ribble facing the city of Preston. The town is at the most westerly crossing point of the river,with major road and rail links crossing it here. The population of the town at the 2011 census was 23,047.
Aighton,Bailey and Chaigley is a civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire,England,just west of Clitheroe. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,307,an increase from 1,249 in 2001.
Stagecoach North West was a major operator of bus services in North West England. It was a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group,and had its origins in the purchase of Cumberland in 1987 and Ribble Motor Services in 1988 from the National Bus Company. The head office of Stagecoach North West was in Carlisle. Although the cities of Liverpool and Manchester are in the North West of England,Stagecoach Manchester and Stagecoach Merseyside were run as separate divisions.
Chipping is a village and civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley,Lancashire,England,within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its grid reference is SD6243,and the nearest substantial settlement is Longridge,nearly 4 mi (6.4 km) to the south. In the 2001 census,the parish had a population of 1,046,falling slightly to 1,043 at the 2011 census. The village has won several best-kept village competitions over the years. The village also won the village section of the Royal Horticultural Society Britain in Bloom competition in 2009,picking up RHS Tourism and Gold achievement awards in the process.
The Preston and Longridge Railway (P&LR) was a branch line in Lancashire,England. Originally designed to carry quarried stone in horse-drawn wagons,it became part of an ambitious plan to link the Lancashire coast to the heart of Yorkshire. The ambition was never achieved,but the line continued to carry passengers until 1930 and goods until 1967.
Preston is a city in Lancashire,around 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of Manchester.
The City of Preston,or simply Preston,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). The neighbouring districts are Ribble Valley,South Ribble,Fylde and Wyre.
Kevin Horkin MBE is a Lancashire business owner,journalist,pet consultant,and TV presenter who has appeared on several animal-themed television programmes in the United Kingdom. He unsuccessfully contested the Hyndburn Parliamentary Constituency on behalf of the Conservative Party in both the 2015 general election and the 2017 United Kingdom general election.
Irene Reid,is a British lollipop lady who in 2017 was declared the UK's longest-serving lollipop lady.
