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Preston Brook

Preston Brook is a village and civil parish in the borough of Halton, a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Cheshire in North West England. It is located to the south-east of Runcorn and south-west of Warrington, adjacent to the M56 motorway. The parish includes the village of Preston on the Hill.

Preston Brook
Preston Brook canal tunnel
Preston Brook
Location within Cheshire
Population809 [1]
OS grid referenceSJ5881
Civil parish
  • Preston Brook
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRUNCORN
Postcode districtWA7
Dialling code01928
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°19′05″N 2°39′14″W / 53.318°N 2.654°W / 53.318; -2.654Coordinates: 53°19′05″N 2°39′14″W / 53.318°N 2.654°W / 53.318; -2.654

At the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 809, up from 716 in 2001.[1][2] Approximately 3,000 people are employed in the area. Preston Brook has a small industrial park called Abbot's Park, formerly used by the mobile telephone company O2 and Wincanton Logistics, though it is now used by Capita, Marks & Spencer, O2, First Group and Tesco Mobile.

The Bridgewater Canal runs from Manchester through Preston Brook where it divides into two branches. One branch leads to Runcorn where it used to join the Manchester Ship Canal, and before that the River Mersey, while the other branch joins the Trent and Mersey Canal at the Preston Brook canal tunnel.

The community has a website and a bi-monthly newsletter.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Preston Brook Parish (E04000316)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "2001 Census: Preston Brook". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Preston Brook Village Newsletter". Preston Brook Parish Council. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

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