Deepdale is an

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, England. The population of the ward as taken at the 2011 census was 6,103. The ward is home to the

Deepdale Deepdale is a football stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End. Deepdale is "widely recognised as being the oldest 'continuously used' football stadium in the world, though this is contested". History ...

football stadium of

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. The ward is a predominantly urban area of

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, notable for one of the largest

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populations in the city. Deepdale borders Moor Park. The area has a number of

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s. The former

Deepdale railway station Deepdale railway station (also known as Deepdale Bridge station) was on the Longridge Branch Line in Preston, Lancashire, England. The station opened in 1856 as a replacement for Deepdale Street railway station which until then had been the P ...

was to be found in this ward. Two members of Preston City Council, elected 'in thirds' in

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elections each year, are returned from the ward. The ward forms part of the

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electoral division of Preston Central North.

Current members

Demographics

From the 2001 census, Deepdale ward had a population of 5,802. Of this figure, 44% described themselves as Muslim, and 38% as Christian. In 2011, Deepdale had a population of 6103 people. Here is an ethnic breakdown of the ward. Indians make up around three quarters of Deepdale's Asian population. It also has large Eastern European and Pakistani populations.

Geography

The ward is in the north-east of the city on the outskirts of the centre, largely following Deepdale Road from

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Preston to Watling Street Road, then continuing through terraced and detached housing in an easterly direction. A number of

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services use the local roads through the area. Deepdale ward also includes Holme Slack estate and Deepdale Retail Park.

References

Existing ward arrangements
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Current members

Demographics

Geography

See also

References