- Preston Brook
infobox UK place
country= England
latitude= 53.318
longitude= -2.654
official_name= Preston Brook
population= 716 (2001 Census)
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 acivil parish in the borough of Halton, aunitary authority in theceremonial county ofCheshire ,England . It is located to the south-east ofRuncorn and is adjacent to theM56 motorway . It contains the villages of Preston Brook and Preston on the Hill.In the 2001 Census, the civil parish of Preston Brook had 312 dwellings and 716 residents.citeweb|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790883&c=preston+brook&d=16&e=15&g=387741&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1213486053625&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|title=2001 Census: Preston Brook|work=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=14 June|accessyear=2008] Approximately 3,000 people are employed in the area.
Preston Brook has a small
industrial park called Abbot's Park, used by the mobile telephone company O2 andWincanton Logistics amongst others.The
Bridgewater Canal runs fromManchester through Preston Brook where it divides into two branches. One branch leads to Runcorn where it used to join theManchester Ship Canal , and before that theRiver Mersey , while the other branch joins theTrent and Mersey Canal at the Preston Brookcanal tunnel .The community has a [http://www.prestonbrook.com website] and a bi-monthly newsletter.
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Listed buildings in Preston Brook, Cheshire
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