City of Preston, Lancashire City of Preston, Lancashire The City of Preston () is a city and non-metropolitan district in Lancashire, England. On the north bank of the River Ribble, it was granted city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. The City of Preston district has a population of (), and lies at the centre of the Central Lancashire sub-region, with a population of 335,000. The district, formerly known as the Borough of Preston, is named after the urban settlement of Preston which lies in the south of the district, and also contains nine
Preston Montford Preston Montford Preston Montford Field Studies Centre, west of Shrewsbury, is a large eighteenth-century house with later additions, set in of grassland and woodland on the banks of the River Severn. It lies within easy reach of the meres and mosses landscape of north Shropshire, as well as the varied landscapes of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Opened as a Field Centre in 1957, Preston Montford is visited by students of Biology and Geography, as well as school groups. Specialist interest groups regularly visit the centre. Over the last few years developed partnership work with the University