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The City of Preston is a city and non-metropolitan district in Lancashire, England. 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. It is located on the north bank of the River Ribble, and 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 131,900. In addition to the original town of Preston, the City contains Fulwood Urban District, and a major part of Preston Rural District. The southern part of the district is mostly urbanised but the northern part is quite rural. The former Preston Rural District part of the district includes the following civil parishes: In the article in Wikipedia, under the sub-heading "Civil Geography", is an outline map of the civil parishes within the borough's boundaries. For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article City of Preston, Lancashire.
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