Transport in Preston Transport in Preston Preston is a city in Lancashire, around North-west of Manchester. The Preston By-pass was the first part of the M6 Motorway, the longest motorway in the country. It was made a motorway in 1958, being the first motorway in the United Kingdom. It is now the stretch between Junction 29 (A6 and M65, Bamber Bridge) and Junction 1 of the M55 (A6 Preston North), with four intermediate junctions – J30, J31, J31A and J32. The other motorway within the city is the M55 (Preston - Blackpool), and it is also served by the M65 (Preston - East
Orton, Eden Orton, Eden Orton is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies south of Penrith, Cumbria, from Appleby-in-Westmorland and from the M6 motorway, near to the Lake District. It is set at the foot of Orton Scar in the upper Lune Valley. Just a few miles over the Scar is the Eden valley. Historically it was part of the county of Westmorland but is now in the Eden District of Cumbria. Orton Scar is renowned for its beautiful limestone pavements and also the views. From its summit you can see Blackpool Tower on a clear day, the A66