Preston Brook
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| Preston Brook | |
  Preston Brook shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 716 (2001)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Unitary authority | Halton |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RUNCORN |
| Postcode district | WA7 |
| Dialling code | 01928 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Weaver Vale |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Preston Brook is a civil parish in the borough of Halton, a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is located to the south-east of Runcorn and is adjacent to the M56 motorway. It contains the villages of Preston Brook and Preston on the Hill.
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 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.
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