Preston, United Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Preston_Guild
gptkbp:areaCode gptkb:PR
gptkbp:areaTotalKm2 142.17
gptkbp:ceremonialCounty gptkb:Lancashire
gptkbp:cityStatusSince 2002
gptkbp:coordinates 53.7632°N 2.7031°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:demonym Prestonian
gptkbp:dialCode 01772
gptkbp:distanceFromLondon approximately 35 miles
approximately 27 miles
approximately 190 miles
gptkbp:founded Roman times
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Preston_City_Council
gptkbp:hasFootballClub gptkb:Preston_North_End_F.C.
gptkbp:historicalCounty gptkb:Lancashire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Preston, United Kingdom
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Lancashire
gptkbp:mayor Javed Iqbal (as of 2023)
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Proud_Preston
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Preston_Strike_of_1842
Preston Guild (every 20 years)
gptkbp:notableIndustry aerospace
engineering
textiles (historically)
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Harris_Museum
gptkb:Preston_Guild_Hall
gptkb:St_Walburge's_Church
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:John_Inman
gptkb:Andrew_Flintoff
gptkb:Edith_Rigby
Nick Park
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency Preston
gptkbp:population approximately 143,000
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_West_England
gptkbp:river gptkb:River_Ribble
gptkbp:settlementType gptkb:city
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:GMT
gptkbp:timezoneDST gptkb:BST
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Preston_railway_station
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Kalisz,_Poland
gptkb:Nîmes,_France
gptkbp:university gptkb:University_of_Central_Lancashire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nîmes,_France
gptkb:Recklinghausen,_Germany
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6