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-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