Preston, Lancashire, England

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Preston,_Lancashire,_England

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:city
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:Preston_Guild
gptkbp:area	142.4 km²
gptkbp:areaCode	gptkb:PR
gptkbp:cityStatusSince	granted in 2002
gptkbp:country	gptkb:England
gptkbp:demonym	Prestonian
gptkbp:dialCode	01772
gptkbp:founded	Roman times
gptkbp:hasFootballClub	gptkb:Preston_North_End_F.C.
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Preston_(1715) gptkb:Battle_of_Preston_(1648) gptkb:Preston_Guild
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Preston, Lancashire, England
gptkbp:latitude	53.7632° N
gptkbp:lieutenancyArea	gptkb:Lancashire
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:North_West_England gptkb:Lancashire
gptkbp:longitude	2.7031° W
gptkbp:mayor	gptkb:Yakub_Patel_(2023)
gptkbp:notableIndustry	aerospace engineering textiles
gptkbp:notableLandmark	gptkb:Harris_Museum gptkb:Preston_Guild_Hall gptkb:St_Walburge's_Church
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Andrew_Flintoff gptkb:Edith_Rigby Nick Park
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency	Preston
gptkbp:population	approximately 143,000 (2021)
gptkbp:region	gptkb:North_West_England
gptkbp:river	gptkb:River_Ribble
gptkbp:timezone	gptkb:GMT
gptkbp:timezoneDST	gptkb:BST
gptkbp:transportation	gptkb:M6_motorway gptkb:Preston_railway_station
gptkbp:twinTown	gptkb:Kalisz,_Poland gptkb:Nîmes,_France gptkb:Recklinghausen,_Germany
gptkbp:unitaryAuthority	gptkb:City_of_Preston
gptkbp:university	gptkb:University_of_Central_Lancashire
gptkbp:website	https://www.preston.gov.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Don_Foster gptkb:English_Electric gptkb:John_Inman gptkb:George_Formby gptkb:Richard_Arkwright gptkb:Stephen_Barton gptkb:Robert_Service gptkb:Joseph_Delaney gptkb:Preston_North_End gptkb:Booths gptkb:Gerald_Grosvenor,_6th_Duke_of_Westminster
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5