Preston

INTRODUCTION

Preston is a city in North West England.

SITE

Preston is built on the inside of a meander in the River Ribble, which would have been useful for defense to early settlers. It also provides water. The area surrounding Preston is a floodplain, so good for growing crops.

SITUATION

Preston was an industrial town during the Industrial Revolution because of it's docks (it was never a big port) and nearby coal supplies.

CONNECTIVITY

Preston has a major railway station connecting it to London and Glasgow and the UK's first section of motorway, which was built in the 1960s.

HISTORY

In Roman times, Preston was a road junction betweeen a road from Carlisle to Manchester and a road to the fort at Ribchester. It was mentioned in the Domesday book as a major town, and it was the richest in Lancashire in 1218. It was originally a market town, but then, in the Industrial Revolution, changed cotton. Later, it began to produce electrical goods. When most of the country deindustrialised, Preston became a major shopping area. It was made a city in the 21st century. It is the headquaters of the Lancashire County Council.

LAND USE

The CBD (Central Buisness District) is slightly uphill from the rest of the city to stop it from flooding. It is the original bit of the settlement and contains most of…