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 on the Hill bungalows. The original workhouse was built between 1855 and 1857 for 280 inmates. The workhouse infirmary was enlarged in 1881–82, with further extensions in 1895 and a nurses' home in 1906. Sumner's Farm and its outbuildings on Windmill Lane were converted to residential in 2005. Preston on the Hill is administered as part of the civil parish of Preston Book within the unitary authority of Halton. The Civil Parish incorporates the villages of Preston Brook, Preston on the Hill and part of the village of Dutton. A short section of the A56 Chester Road runs through the northwest of the