County Borough of Preston

Local government district 1836–1974

Preston

Fulwood Urban District in 1950
County Borough of Preston in 1950

Population|
• 1841| 50,131
• 1881| 96,532
• 1961| 113,341
History|
• Origin| Ancient borough
• Created| 1836
• Abolished| 1974
• Succeeded by| Borough of Preston
Status| Municipal borough (1836–1889)
County borough (1889–1974)

Preston Municipal Borough, also known as the County Borough of Preston from 1889, was a local government district coterminate with the town of Preston in Lancashire, northwest England from 1836 to 1974.[1]

Preston was one of only a few industrial towns in Lancashire to have a functioning corporation in 1835, its charter dating to 1685,[2] and was reformed as a municipal borough by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.[3]

The Local Government Act 1888 created elected county councils throughout England and Wales. However, any municipal borough with a population of 50,000 or more at the census of 1881 was to be independent of the administration of the county council, with the new status of county borough.[4] Preston, with an 1881 population of 96,532[5] duly became a county borough on 1 April 1889, outside the jurisdiction of Lancashire County Council.

The county borough's boundaries were widened on three occasions: in 1934, 1952 and 1956.[6]

The county borough was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 and its territory transferred to Lancashire to be combined with Fulwood Urban District and part of Preston Rural District, becoming the new non-metropolitan district of the Borough of Preston.

## See also

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* 1945 Preston Municipal Borough Council election
* 1946 Preston Municipal Borough Council election
* 1947 Preston Municipal Borough Council election
* 1949 Preston Municipal Borough Council election
* 1950 Preston Municipal Borough Council election

## References

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1. ^ *Youngs, Frederic A. Jr. (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.2: Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. p. 680\. ISBN 0861931270.
2. ^ Cassidy, Irene. "Preston". History of Parliament Online. History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
3. ^ "Records of the Borough of Preston". National Archives.
4. ^ Local Government Act 1888, s.31
5. ^ Preliminary report, Census of England and Wales, 1881. HMSO. 1881. p. 23.
6. ^ "Relationships / unit history of PRESTON". A Vision of Britain. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012.

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Culture and infrastructure of the City of Preston

Transport|

* Bus station
* Bypass
* Dick, Kerr & Co.
* John Fishwick & Sons
* Guild Wheel
* Longridge Railway
* Preston Corporation Tramways
* Park & ride
* Preston Bus
* Ribble Bus
* Ribble Link
* Ribble Link Trust
* Ribble Steam
* Stagecoach
* Tramroad
* Transport in Preston
* United Electric Car Company
* Whittingham Hospital Railway

* Railway stations: Preston
* Disused stations: Barton and Broughton
* Broughton
* Deepdale
* Deepdale Street
* Fishergate Hill
* Grimsargh
* Lea Road
* Maudland Bridge
* Maudlands
* Maxwell House
* Oxheys
* Ribbleton

Education|

* University of Lancashire

* Schools: Archbishop Temple
* Ashton
* Broughton
* Cardinal Newman
* Christ the King
* Corpus Christi
* Fulwood Academy
* Moor Park
* Our Lady's
* Preston's College
* Preston Muslim Girls
* Closed: Catholic College
* Larkhill
* Winckley Square

Sport|

* Deepdale
* Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C.
* Preston (speedway)
* Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C.
* Preston Mountaineering Club
* Preston North End F.C.
* Preston North End W.F.C.
* Preston Zingari F.C.
* Pro Championship Wrestling
* West Cliff

History|

* Battles of Preston
* 1648
* 1715
* County Borough of Preston
* Fulwood Urban District
* Preston Castle
* Preston Pals
* Preston Passion
* Preston Rural District
* Preston Strike of 1842
* Preston strike of 1853–4
* Preston Tithebarn redevelopment

Media|

* The Bee
* 106.5 Central Radio
* Farmers Guardian
* Lancashire Evening Post
* Preston FM
* Preston is My Paris
* Red Rose Radio
* Hits Radio Lancashire
* Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire

Companies|

* BAE Systems Military Air & Information
* Booths
* Edugeek
* Horrockses, Crewdson & Co.
* Recycling Lives
* Skiddle

Politics|

* Council elections
* 1945
* 46
* 47
* 49
* 50
* 95
* 96
* 98
* 99
* 2000
* 02
* 03
* 04
* 06
* 07
* 08
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 14
* 15
* 16
* 18
* 19
* 21

* Wards: Ashton
* Brookfield
* Cadley
* College
* Deepdale
* Greyfriars
* Ingol
* Larches
* Lea
* Moor Park
* Preston Rural East
* Preston Rural North
* Ribbleton
* Riversway
* St George's
* St Matthew's
* Sharoe Green
* Town Centre
* Tulketh

* Constituencies: Preston
* By-elections: 1929
* 36
* 40
* 46
* 2000
* Preston North
* Preston South
* Ribble Valley
* Wyre and Preston North

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