Preston, Lancashire Preston City Council. Preston is currently divided between two Westminster constituencies, namely Preston and Wyre and Preston North. The Lancashire County Council building is located on Fishergate and is the main office for Lancashire, Preston Council Buildings are found on Lancaster Road. The River Ribble provides a southern border for the city. The Forest of Bowland forms a backdrop to Preston to the northeast while the Fylde lies to the west. At , Preston is approximately north west of Manchester, north east of Liverpool, and east of the coastal town Blackpool. The current borders came into effect on 1 April
Preston-on-Stour but the parish was transferred to Warwickshire on 1 April 1931. The village church is dedicated to Saint Mary. The village formerly had a Junior and Infant School but this was closed in 1974. The children's television show "Teletubbies" was filmed about two kilometres south of the village. Notable locals include Judy Craymer, producer of the "Mamma Mia!" film franchise, who owns a listed holiday home at The Cottage and visits occasionally. Preston-on-Stour Preston-on-Stour is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. It is situated some four kilometres south of the town of Stratford-on-Avon. The population of the civil