Plungington is an urban district of Preston, England, to the northwest of the city centre. It is in an area now largely occupied by students attending the University of Central Lancashire

University of Central Lancashire

The University of Central Lancashire is a university based in Preston, Lancashire, England.The university has its roots in The Institution For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge which was founded in 1828. In 1992 it was granted University status by the Privy Council...

. Historically, it was an area of working class terraced housing dating from the late 1880s, most of which have been demolished. The origin of the name might derive from the undulating nature of the area, or, it could be eponymous as many of the nearby streets are names of persons.

The main road running through it (Plungington Road), which crosses the main Preston-Blackpool

Blackpool

Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...

 road (A5085), has an array of business premises, among them being:

• bars
  Bar (establishment)
  A bar is a business establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises.Bars provide stools or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, go-go...
  
   (Plungington Tavern / Staceys Sports Bar, etc.)
• a branch of (Barclays Bank)
• restaurant
  Restaurant
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• dry cleaner
  Dry cleaning
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• launderette
• bookmaker
  Bookmaker
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• take-away
  Take-out
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• furniture store
• hardware store
• a baker
  Baker
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• a grocer's shop
  Grocer
  A grocer is a bulk seller of food. Beginning as early as the 14th century, a grocer was a dealer in comestible dry goods such as spices, pepper, sugar, and cocoa, tea and coffee...
  
  
• café
  Café
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