world.wikisort.org - United_KingdomPreston Rural North is an electoral ward in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. The ward is the largest by area in the city, containing the smaller and smallest villages from the northern areas of Preston, from Woodplumpton bordering the M55 motorway junction at Broughton, to Beacon Fell at the border of the borough of Wyre.
Human settlement in England
Preston Rural North |
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Shown within City of Preston |
Population | 6,647 (2011) |
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Ceremonial county | |
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Country | England |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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UK Parliament | |
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Councillors | - Charles Latchford – Conservative
- Keith Middlebrough – Conservative
- Sue Whittam – Conservative
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Parishes
Unlike many other districts of Preston, the ward of Preston Rural North is parished, in that it has within it parish councils with their own structure and elected councillors. The parishes within Preston Rural North are Woodplumpton, Barton, Whittingham, and Goosnargh.
Current councillors
Election | Member | Party |
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2019 Preston Council election |
Charles Latchford |
Conservative Party |
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2019 Preston Council election |
Keith Middlebrough |
Conservative Party |
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2019 Preston Council election |
Sue Whittam |
Conservative Party |
Demographics
At the most recent census in 2001, the electoral ward of Preston Rural North had a population of 6,540, increasing to 6,647 at the 2011 Census.[1] Over 80% described themselves as Christian. Many of the people living in the wards and parishes rely on farming and agriculture for their living. At the 2007 Preston Council election, the electorate of the ward was 5,305.[2]
Preston Rural North contains the former Whittingham Hospital, now ear-marked for renewal as a residential community. The ward forms, in conjunction with its neighbour Preston Rural East, the Preston Rural electoral division of Lancashire County Council.
References
Culture and infrastructure of the City of Preston |
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Transport |
- Bus station
- Bypass
- Dick, Kerr & Co.
- John Fishwick & Sons
- Guild Wheel
- Longridge Railway
- Preston Corporation Tramways
- Park & ride
- Preston Bus
- Ribble Bus
- Ribble Link
- Ribble Steam
- Stagecoach
- Tramroad
- Transport in Preston
- United Electric Car Company
- Whittingham Hospital Railway
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Education |
- University of Central Lancashire
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- Schools: Archbishop Temple
- Ashton
- Broughton
- Cardinal Newman
- Christ the King
- Corpus Christi
- Fulwood Academy
- Moor Park
- Our Lady's
- Preston's College
- Preston Muslim Girls
- Closed: Catholic College
- Larkhill
- Winckley Square
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Sport | |
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History |
- Battles of Preston
- County Borough of Preston
- Fulwood Urban District
- Preston Castle
- Preston Pals
- Preston Passion
- Preston Rural District
- Preston Strike of 1842
- Preston strike of 1853–4
- Preston Tithebarn redevelopment
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Media |
- The Bee
- 106.5 Central Radio
- Farmers Guardian
- Lancashire Evening Post
- Preston FM
- Preston is My Paris
- Red Rose Radio
- Rock FM
- Greatest Hits Lancashire
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Companies |
- BAE Systems Military Air & Information
- Booths
- Edugeek
- Horrockses, Crewdson & Co.
- Recycling Lives
- Skiddle
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Politics |
- Council elections
- 1945
- 46
- 47
- 49
- 50
- 95
- 96
- 98
- 99
- 2000
- 02
- 03
- 04
- 06
- 07
- 08
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- 21
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- Constituencies: Preston
- By-elections: 1929
- 36
- 40
- 46
- 2000
- Preston North
- Preston South
- Wyre and Preston North
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