Preston Brook

Not to be confused with Preston Brooks.

Preston Brook
Preston Brook canal tunnel
Preston Brook Location within Cheshire
Population	809 [1]
OS grid reference	SJ5881
Civil parish	Preston Brook
Unitary authority	Halton
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RUNCORN
Postcode district	WA7
Dialling code	01928
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Weaver Vale

Preston Brook is a village and civil parish in the borough of Halton, a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Cheshire in North West England. It is located to the south-east of Runcorn and south-west of Warrington, adjacent to the M56 motorway. The parish includes the village of Preston on the Hill.

At the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 809, up from 716 in 2001.^[1][2] Approximately 3,000 people are employed in the area. Preston Brook has a small industrial park called Abbot's Park, formerly used by the mobile telephone company O₂ and Wincanton Logistics, though it is now used by Capita, Marks & Spencer, O2, First Group and Tesco Mobile.

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.^[3]

See also

• Listed buildings in Preston Brook

References

1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Preston Brook Parish (E04000316)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
2. "2001 Census: Preston Brook". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
3. "Preston Brook Village Newsletter". Preston Brook Parish Council. Retrieved 20 September 2018.