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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Preston_Rural_District&params=53.758_N_2.703_W_region:GB_scale:100000"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">53°45′29″N</span> <span class="longitude">2°42′11″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.758°N 2.703°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">53.758; -2.703</span></span></span></a></span></span> <b>Preston</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Rural_district" title="Rural district">rural district</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a>, England from 1894 to 1974. It surrounded <a href="/wiki/Preston,_Lancashire" title="Preston, Lancashire">Preston</a> to the north, west and east. </p><p>The district was created under the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1894" title="Local Government Act 1894">Local Government Act 1894</a>. It was abolished in 1974 under the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1972" title="Local Government Act 1972">Local Government Act 1972</a> and its area split between the new districts of <a href="/wiki/South_Ribble" title="South Ribble">South Ribble</a>, <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Preston" class="mw-redirect" title="Borough of Preston">Preston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ribble_Valley" title="Ribble Valley">Ribble Valley</a>. </p><p>It contained the following parishes:<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barton,_Preston" title="Barton, Preston">Barton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Broughton,_Lancashire" title="Broughton, Lancashire">Broughton</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Elston,_Lancashire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elston, Lancashire (page does not exist)">Elston</a> (until 1934 when merged into Grimsargh),<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Goosnargh" title="Goosnargh">Goosnargh</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Grimsargh-with-Brockholes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grimsargh-with-Brockholes (page does not exist)">Grimsargh-with-Brockholes</a> (until 1934 when merged into Grimsargh), <a href="/wiki/Grimsargh" title="Grimsargh">Grimsargh</a> (from 1934), <a href="/wiki/Haighton" title="Haighton">Haighton</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lea_Ashton_Ingol_and_Cottam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lea Ashton Ingol and Cottam (page does not exist)">Lea Ashton Ingol and Cottam</a> (until 1934 when split into Lea, <a href="/wiki/Fulwood_Urban_District" title="Fulwood Urban District">Fulwood Urban District</a> and the <a href="/wiki/County_Borough_of_Preston" title="County Borough of Preston">County Borough of Preston</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Lea,_Lancashire" title="Lea, Lancashire">Lea</a> (from 1934), <a href="/wiki/Whittingham,_Lancashire" title="Whittingham, Lancashire">Whittingham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Woodplumpton" title="Woodplumpton">Woodplumpton</a> which were all transferred to the Borough of Preston in 1974</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutton,_Lancashire" title="Dutton, Lancashire">Dutton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hothersall" title="Hothersall">Hothersall</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ribchester" title="Ribchester">Ribchester</a> which were all transferred to Ribble Valley in 1974</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuerdale" title="Cuerdale">Cuerdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Farington" title="Farington">Farington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Howick,_Lancashire" class="mw-redirect" title="Howick, Lancashire">Howick</a> (until 1934 when merged into Penwortham),<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Hutton,_Lancashire" title="Hutton, Lancashire">Hutton</a>, The Holme (until merged into Penwortham), <a href="/wiki/Little_Hoole" title="Little Hoole">Little Hoole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Longton,_Lancashire" title="Longton, Lancashire">Longton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Much_Hoole" title="Much Hoole">Much Hoole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Penwortham" title="Penwortham">Penwortham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samlesbury" title="Samlesbury">Samlesbury</a> which were all transferred to South Ribble in 1974</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ribbleton" title="Ribbleton">Ribbleton</a> (until 1934 when absorbed into the County Borough of Preston)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Preston_bus_station" title="Preston bus station">Bus station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_By-pass" title="Preston By-pass">Bypass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick,_Kerr_%26_Co." title="Dick, Kerr & Co.">Dick, Kerr & Co.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Fishwick_%26_Sons" title="John Fishwick & Sons">John Fishwick & Sons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_622" title="National Cycle Route 622">Guild Wheel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_and_Longridge_Railway" title="Preston and Longridge Railway">Longridge Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Corporation_Tramways" title="Preston Corporation Tramways">Preston Corporation Tramways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Park_%26_Ride" class="mw-redirect" title="Preston Park & Ride">Park & ride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Bus" title="Preston Bus">Preston Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ribble_Motor_Services" title="Ribble Motor Services">Ribble Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ribble_Link" title="Ribble Link">Ribble Link</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ribble_Link_Trust" title="Ribble Link Trust">Ribble Link Trust</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ribble_Steam_Railway" title="Ribble Steam Railway">Ribble Steam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stagecoach_in_Preston" class="mw-redirect" title="Stagecoach in Preston">Stagecoach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Canal_Tramroad" title="Lancaster Canal Tramroad">Tramroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Preston" title="Transport in Preston">Transport in Preston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Electric_Car_Company" title="United Electric Car Company">United Electric Car Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whittingham_Hospital_Railway" title="Whittingham Hospital Railway">Whittingham Hospital Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Railway stations</i>: <a href="/wiki/Preston_railway_station" title="Preston railway station">Preston</a></li> <li><i>Disused stations</i>: <a href="/wiki/Barton_and_Broughton_railway_station" title="Barton and Broughton railway station">Barton and Broughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broughton_railway_station_(England)" title="Broughton railway station (England)">Broughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deepdale_railway_station" title="Deepdale railway station">Deepdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deepdale_Street_railway_station" title="Deepdale Street railway station">Deepdale Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Fishergate_Hill_railway_station" title="Preston Fishergate Hill railway station">Fishergate Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grimsargh_railway_station" title="Grimsargh railway station">Grimsargh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lea_Road_railway_station" title="Lea Road railway station">Lea Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maudland_Bridge_railway_station" title="Maudland Bridge railway station">Maudland Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maudlands_railway_station" title="Maudlands railway station">Maudlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maxwell_House_railway_station" title="Maxwell House railway station">Maxwell House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxheys_railway_station" title="Oxheys railway station">Oxheys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ribbleton_railway_station" title="Ribbleton railway station">Ribbleton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Education</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Central_Lancashire" title="University of Central Lancashire">University of Central Lancashire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Schools:</i> <a href="/wiki/Archbishop_Temple_School" title="Archbishop Temple School">Archbishop Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashton_Community_Science_College" title="Ashton Community Science College">Ashton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broughton_High_School,_Lancashire" title="Broughton High School, Lancashire">Broughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardinal_Newman_College" title="Cardinal Newman College">Cardinal Newman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christ_the_King_Catholic_High_School,_Preston" title="Christ the King Catholic High School, Preston">Christ the King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi_Catholic_High_School,_Fulwood" title="Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Fulwood">Corpus Christi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulwood_Academy" title="Fulwood Academy">Fulwood Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moor_Park_High_School" title="Moor Park High School">Moor Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Our_Lady%27s_Catholic_High_School,_Fulwood" title="Our Lady's Catholic High School, Fulwood">Our Lady's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston%27s_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Preston's College">Preston's College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Muslim_Girls_High_School" title="Preston Muslim Girls High School">Preston Muslim Girls</a></li> <li><i>Closed:</i> <a href="/wiki/Preston_Catholic_College" title="Preston Catholic College">Catholic College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larkhill_Convent_Grammar_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Larkhill Convent Grammar School">Larkhill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winckley_Square_Convent_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Winckley Square Convent School">Winckley Square</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sport</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deepdale" title="Deepdale">Deepdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick,_Kerr_Ladies_F.C." title="Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C.">Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_(speedway)" title="Preston (speedway)">Preston (speedway)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Grasshoppers_R.F.C." title="Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C.">Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Mountaineering_Club" title="Preston Mountaineering Club">Preston Mountaineering Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_North_End_F.C." title="Preston North End F.C.">Preston North End F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_North_End_W.F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Preston North End W.F.C.">Preston North End W.F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Zingari_F.C." title="Preston Zingari F.C.">Preston Zingari F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Championship_Wrestling" title="Pro Championship Wrestling">Pro Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Cliff,_Preston" title="West Cliff, Preston">West Cliff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Battles of Preston <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Preston_(1648)" title="Battle of Preston (1648)">1648</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Preston_(1715)" title="Battle of Preston (1715)">1715</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Borough_of_Preston" title="County Borough of Preston">County Borough of Preston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulwood_Urban_District" title="Fulwood Urban District">Fulwood Urban District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Castle,_Lancashire" title="Preston Castle, Lancashire">Preston Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Pals" title="Preston Pals">Preston Pals</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Preston_Passion" title="Preston Passion">Preston Passion</a></i></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Preston Rural District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Strike_of_1842" title="Preston Strike of 1842">Preston Strike of 1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_strike_of_1853%E2%80%934" class="mw-redirect" title="Preston strike of 1853–4">Preston strike of 1853–4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Tithebarn_redevelopment" title="Preston Tithebarn redevelopment">Preston Tithebarn redevelopment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Bee_(radio_station)" title="The Bee (radio station)">The Bee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/106.5_Central_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="106.5 Central Radio">106.5 Central Radio</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Farmers_Guardian" title="Farmers Guardian">Farmers Guardian</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Evening_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancashire Evening Post">Lancashire Evening Post</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_FM" class="mw-redirect" title="Preston FM">Preston FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_is_My_Paris" title="Preston is My Paris">Preston is My Paris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Rose_Radio" title="Red Rose Radio">Red Rose Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hits_Radio_Lancashire" title="Hits Radio Lancashire">Hits Radio Lancashire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_Radio_Lancashire" title="Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire">Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Companies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BAE_Systems_Military_Air_%26_Information" title="BAE Systems Military Air & Information">BAE Systems Military Air & Information</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booths" title="Booths">Booths</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edugeek" title="Edugeek">Edugeek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horrockses,_Crewdson_%26_Co." title="Horrockses, Crewdson & Co.">Horrockses, Crewdson & Co.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recycling_Lives" title="Recycling Lives">Recycling Lives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skiddle" title="Skiddle">Skiddle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Politics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Preston_City_Council_elections" title="Preston City Council elections">Council elections</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1945_Preston_Municipal_Borough_Council_election" title="1945 Preston Municipal Borough Council election">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Preston_Municipal_Borough_Council_election" title="1946 Preston Municipal Borough Council election">46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Preston_Municipal_Borough_Council_election" title="1947 Preston Municipal Borough Council election">47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Preston_Municipal_Borough_Council_election" title="1949 Preston Municipal Borough Council election">49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Preston_Municipal_Borough_Council_election" title="1950 Preston Municipal Borough Council election">50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Preston_Borough_Council_election" title="1995 Preston Borough Council election">95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Preston_Borough_Council_election" title="1996 Preston Borough Council election">96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Preston_Borough_Council_election" title="1998 Preston Borough Council election">98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Preston_Borough_Council_election" title="1999 Preston Borough Council election">99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Preston_Borough_Council_election" title="2000 Preston Borough Council election">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Preston_Borough_Council_election" title="2002 Preston Borough Council election">02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Preston_City_Council_election" title="2003 Preston City Council election">03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Preston_City_Council_election" title="2004 Preston City Council election">04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Preston_City_Council_election" title="2006 Preston City Council election">06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Preston_City_Council_election" title="2007 Preston City Council election">07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Preston_City_Council_election" title="2008 Preston City Council election">08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Preston_City_Council_election" title="2010 Preston City Council election">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Preston_City_Council_election" title="2011 Preston City Council election">11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Preston_City_Council_election" title="2012 Preston City Council election">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Preston_City_Council_election" title="2014 Preston City Council election">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Preston_City_Council_election" title="2015 Preston City Council election">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Preston_City_Council_election" title="2016 Preston City Council election">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Preston_City_Council_election" title="2018 Preston City Council election">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Preston_City_Council_election" title="2019 Preston City Council election">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Preston_City_Council_election" title="2021 Preston City Council election">21</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Preston" title="Districts of Preston"><i>Wards:</i></a> <a href="/wiki/Ashton-on-Ribble" title="Ashton-on-Ribble">Ashton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookfield,_Preston" title="Brookfield, Preston">Brookfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadley,_Lancashire" title="Cadley, Lancashire">Cadley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_(Preston_ward)" title="College (Preston ward)">College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deepdale,_Preston" title="Deepdale, Preston">Deepdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greyfriars,_Preston" title="Greyfriars, Preston">Greyfriars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ingol" title="Ingol">Ingol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larches,_Preston" title="Larches, Preston">Larches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lea,_Lancashire" title="Lea, Lancashire">Lea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moor_Park,_Preston" title="Moor Park, Preston">Moor Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Rural_East" title="Preston Rural East">Preston Rural East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Rural_North" title="Preston Rural North">Preston Rural North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ribbleton" title="Ribbleton">Ribbleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riversway" title="Riversway">Riversway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_George%27s,_Preston" title="St George's, Preston">St George's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Matthew%27s,_Preston" title="St Matthew's, Preston">St Matthew's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharoe_Green" title="Sharoe Green">Sharoe Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avenham" title="Avenham">Town Centre</a></li> <li><a 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