Greyfriars, Preston facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Greyfriars
Ward location within the City of Preston district
Greyfriars
Population	6,404 (2011 Census)
District	City of Preston
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Wyre and Preston North
Councillors	Phoenix Adair – Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Aldridge – Conservative Tony Raisbeck – Liberal Democrats
List of places UK England Lancashire 53°47′13″N 2°43′48″W / 53.787°N 2.730°W / 53.787; -2.730

Greyfriars is a largely residential suburban area of Preston, Lancashire, England, and an electoral ward. It is nowadays usually considered to be a district of the larger suburb of Fulwood (and formed part of the pre-1974 Fulwood Urban District), but was historically separate as evidenced, for instance, in the name of the private home from which the name is taken.

There are two golf courses within the ward, and a cricket club. The main A6 Garstang road forms its eastern boundary.

Greyfriars is a district of Preston positioned to the far north of the city centre near the M55 motorway interchange. The West Coast Main Line runs through the area, although its major transport links are served by the local and national bus routes criss-crossing its boundaries. The ward of Greyfriars is a three-member electoral division, returning three councillors to Town Hall. With the neighbouring Cadley ward, it forms the Preston North division of Lancashire County Council.

At the 2001 census, the population of Greyfriars was 4,698, with over 85% regarding themselves as Christian. At the 2008 local elections in Preston, Greyfriars had a valid electorate of 5,262,. At the 2011 Census the population was 6,404.

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