City of Preston, Lancashire

City of Preston
City & Non-metropolitan district
Beacon Fell is the highest point in the district
Coat of Arms of the City Council
Nickname(s): Proud Preston
Shown within Lancashire and England
City of Preston Shown within England
Coordinates: 53°45′N 2°42′W / 53.750°N 2.700°W / 53.750; -2.700
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Lancashire
Guild Merchant charter	1179
City status	2002
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district
• Local Authority	Preston City Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:	Labour
• Leader of the Council	Cllr Peter Rankin (Lab)
• MPs:	Mark Hendrick (Lab), Ben Wallace (Con), Mark Menzies (Con)
Area
• City & Non-metropolitan district	54.9 sq mi (142.3 km2)
Highest elevation	873 ft (266 m)
Lowest elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
• City & Non-metropolitan district	141,300 (Ranked 143rd)
• Density	2,570/sq mi (993/km2)
• Urban	365,000 (Central Lancashire)
• Ethnicity	82.3% White British 11.6% S.Asian 2.6% White Other 1.1% White Irish 1.5% Mixed Race 1.1% Black British 1.0% E.Asian and Other
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
Postcode	PR1–PR4
Area code(s)	01772, 01995
ISO 3166-2	GB-LAN
ONS code	30UK (ONS) E07000123 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SD535295
Demonym	Prestonian
Website	http://www.preston.gov.uk/

Coordinates: 53°45′32″N 2°41′56″W / 53.759°N 2.699°W / 53.759; -2.699

The City of Preston (ⁱ/ˈprɛstən/) 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 141,300 (mid-2015 est.), and lies at the centre of the Central Lancashire sub-region, with a population of 335,000.