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
Lionel Preston aircraft finishes. He lived in Chiltern Road in Dunstable. He also wrote the book ""Sea And River Painters Of The Netherlands In The Seventeenth Century"". He married Emily Elizabeth Bryant. Lionel Preston Admiral Sir Lionel George Preston, KCB (27 September 1875 – 21 September 1971) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord. Lionel Preston was educated at Stubbington House School and joined the Royal Navy as a cadet aboard HMS "Britannia" in 1888. He was posted to the sloop HMS "Rosario" in March 1900, and took part in the response to the Boxer Rebellion