Preston Brook

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Preston Brook

Coordinates: 53.3183° N 2.6546° W
Population	716 (2001)^[1]
OS grid reference	SJ5881
Unitary authority	Halton
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Warrington
Postcode district	WA7 3
Dial code	01928
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Weaver Vale
European Parliament	North West England
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

Preston Brook is a village located in Cheshire, England, located just off the M56 motorway, south-east of Widnes.

The civil parish of Preston Brook has about 312 dwellings and 716 residents,^[1] but has about 3000 people working there.

Preston Brook has a small industrial park called Abbot's Park, used by the mobile telephone company O₂ and Wincanton Logistics amongst others. The Bridgewater Canal runs through Preston Brook, between the Trent and Mersey Canal and a fork, with one arm going towards Runcorn and the other towards Manchester.

The community has a website and a bi-monthly newsletter.

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^ ^a ^b National Statistics (2001 Census).

The Borough of Halton, Cheshire
Principal Settlements	Runcorn • Widnes
Civil Parishes	Daresbury • Hale • Moore • Preston Brook
Unparished Areas	Runcorn • Widnes

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Ceremonial county of Cheshire

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Unitary authorities:	Halton • Warrington
Boroughs/Districts:	Chester City • Congleton • Crewe and Nantwich • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Macclesfield • Vale Royal
Cities/Towns:	Alsager • Bollington • Chester • Congleton • Crewe • Ellesmere Port • Frodsham • Knutsford • Macclesfield • Middlewich • Nantwich • Neston • Northwich • Runcorn • Sandbach • Warrington • Widnes • Wilmslow • Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire