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ID: 7010427
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7010427
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Preston (inhabited place)  Preston (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 53 46 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 53.7667  decimal degrees
Long: 002 43 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -2.7167  decimal degrees

Note: Located on River Ribble, estuary of Irish Sea; town grew around site of Roman fort; center for wool & linen trade during late 15th cen.; grew with construction of first cotton-spinning mill in 1777; new industries include aircraft & vehicle manufacturing.

Names:
Preston (preferred,C,V,English,U)
Prestune (H,V)  ............ recorded in 1086

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of United Kingdom (nation)  ........  United Kingdom (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of England (country)  ............  England (country) (P)
Hierarchy of Lancashire (county)  ................  Lancashire (county) (P)
Hierarchy of Preston (inhabited place)  ....................  Preston (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  chartered in 1179
city (C)
county seat (C)
industrial center (C)
port (C)
market center (C)
manufacturing center (C)
administrative center (C)
regional capital (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Preston..........  [BHA, VP Preferred]
.................  Bartholomew Gazetteer of Britain (1986)
.................  Blue Guide: England (1980)
.................  Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
.................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) IX, 687
.................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 158
Prestune..........  [VP]
.................  Domesday Book (1985) 156
Subject: .....  [BHA, VP]
..................  Bartholomew Gazetteer of Britain (1986)
..................  Blue Guide: England (1980)
..................  Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
..................  Domesday Book (1985) 156
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) IX, 687
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -2605730
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 158
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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