Brookfield, Preston

Brookfield
Shown within City of Preston
Population	7,301 (2011)
District	City of Preston
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Region
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
EU Parliament	North West
UK Parliament	Preston
Councillors	John Browne – Labour Nerys Eaves – Labour Philip Corker – Labour
List of places UK England

Brookfield is an electoral ward of the city of Preston, in Lancashire, England. It is located north-east of the city centre, in the suburb of Ribbleton. At the 2001 census the ward had a population of 7,625,^[1] reducing to 7,301 at the 2011 Census.^[2] The area is represented on the city council by three Labour councillors. The area forms part of the Preston East division of Lancashire County Council, represented by one Labour councillor.

The area is mainly residential, and the majority of homes are privately owned although there is also a large council estate. The ward also contains a modern business park, which includes the head office of Booths, a regional chain of supermarkets. This is close to junction 31A on the M6 motorway.

Current members

	Member	Party
Preston City Council election, 2015	Nerys Eaves	Labour Party
Preston City Council election, 2013	Philip Corker	Labour Party
Preston City Council election, 2014	John Browne	Labour Party

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Transport

The M6 motorway runs through the area, but until recently there was no junction nearby. Junction 31A has now been built, but there is no connection to or from the Lancaster direction.^[4] Ribbleton railway station was near the Ribbleton ward boundary but the line has now closed. Bus services are provided by Preston Bus.

References

↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
↑ "Preston Ward population 2011". Retrieved 18 January 2016.
↑ Preston City Council
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Coordinates: 53°46′55″N 2°39′58″W / 53.782°N 2.666°W / 53.782; -2.666

Geography of the City of Preston district

Cities

Preston

Suburbs

Villages

Parishes

Topography

Parks & reserves	Ashton Park Avenham Park Beacon Fell Brockholes nature reserve Miller Park Moor Park Winckley Square

Woodland	Beacon Fell Fernyhalgh Wood

Waterways	Lancaster Canal Ribble Link River Brock River Loud River Ribble Savick Brook

Culture and infrastructure of the City of Preston

Transport

Bus station Bypass Dick, Kerr & Co. Fishwicks Guild Wheel Longridge Railway Preston Corporation Tramways Park & ride Preston Bus Ribble Bus Ribble Link Ribble Link Trust Ribble Steam Stagecoach Tramroad Transport in Preston United Electric Car Company Whittingham Hospital Railway

Railway stations: Preston Disused stations: Deepdale Deepdale Street Fishergate Hill Grimsargh Lea Road Maudland Bridge Maudlands Ribbleton

Education

University of Central Lancashire

Schools: Archbishop Temple Ashton Broughton Cardinal Newman Christ the King Corpus Christi Fulwood Academy Moor Park Our Lady's Preston's College Preston Muslim Girls Closed: Catholic College Larkhill Winckley Square

Sport

History

Media

Companies

Politics

Council elections 1945 46 47 49 50 95 96 98 99 2000 02 03 04 06 07 08 10 11 12 14 15

Wards: Ashton Brookfield Cadley College Deepdale Greyfriars Ingol Larches Lea Moor Park Preston Rural East Preston Rural North Ribbleton Riversway St George's St Matthew's Sharoe Green Town Centre Tulketh

Constituencies: Preston By-elections: 1929 36 40 46 2000 Preston North Preston South Wyre and Preston North

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