Preston Brook Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.318°N -2.654°W
Official Name:Preston Brook
Static Image Name:Preston Brook tunnel - geograph.org.uk - 532964.jpg
Static Image Caption:Preston Brook canal tunnel
Population:809
Civil Parish:Preston Brook
Unitary England:Halton
Lieutenancy England:Cheshire
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Weaver Vale
Post Town:RUNCORN
Postcode District:WA7
Postcode Area:WA
Dial Code:01928
Os Grid Reference:SJ5881

Preston Brook is a village and civil parish in the borough of Halton, a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Cheshire in North West England. It is located to the south-east of Runcorn and south-west of Warrington, adjacent to the M56 motorway. The parish includes the village of Preston on the Hill.

At the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 809, up from 716 in 2001.[1] Approximately 3,000 people are employed in the area. Preston Brook has a small industrial park called Abbot's Park, formerly used by the mobile telephone company O2 and Wincanton Logistics, though it is now used by Capita, Marks & Spencer, O2, First Group and Tesco Mobile.

The Bridgewater Canal runs from Manchester through Preston Brook where it divides into two branches. One branch leads to Runcorn where it used to join the Manchester Ship Canal, and before that the River Mersey, while the other branch joins the Trent and Mersey Canal at the Preston Brook canal tunnel.

The community has a website and a bi-monthly newsletter.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Census: Preston Brook. Office for National Statistics. 14 June 2008.
  2. Web site: Preston Brook Village Newsletter . Preston Brook Parish Council . 20 September 2018.