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    Preston (/ˈprɛstən/ ) is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire...
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    The City of Preston, or simply Preston (/ˈprɛstən/ ), is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. It lies on the north bank...
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    Burscough Morecambe Bay Museum of Lancashire, Preston Pendle Hill The Pennines Preston Dock Ribble Steam Railway, Preston Rivington Pike Rufford Old Hall...
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  • Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire...
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  • station in Preston, Lancashire The PR postcode area, also known as the Preston postcode area Preston Urban Area, the conurbation with Preston at its core...
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    perimeter of approx 2 miles (3 km)) to the north of the city centre of Preston, Lancashire, England. Moor Park is also the name of the electoral ward covering...
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    The University of Central Lancashire (abbreviated UCLan) is a public university based in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. It has its roots in...
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    Preston bus station is the central bus station in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England. It was built by Ove Arup and Partners in the Brutalist architectural...
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    Church is a redundant Anglican parish church in St Peter's Square, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England...
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    Preston railway station, in Preston, Lancashire, England, is an interchange railway station on the West Coast Main Line, half-way between London Euston...
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  • The Warehouse is an alternative nightclub and music venue in Preston, Lancashire, England. It opened in 1972 and has also been known as Raiders. It was...
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    parents' home on St Michael's Road, Preston, Lancashire, a few hundred yards from Deepdale stadium, the home of Preston North End. His parents were Maggie...
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    The Museum of Lancashire is a museum with several historic collections in Preston in Lancashire, England. The museum, which is based in the old Sessions...
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  • experimental musician, rapper and choreographer. Born and raised in Preston, Lancashire, Heyes began to explore contemporary dance in his adolescence while...
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    LNWR) Preston and Longridge Railway, 14 July 1836 – 23 June 1856 Blackpool and Lytham Railway, 17 May 1861 – 29 June 1871 (joint LNWR) Lancashire Union...
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    Andrew Flintoff (category Cricketers from Preston, Lancashire)
    the Freedom of the City award for Preston, Lancashire. The award was presented to Flintoff by the mayor of Preston. Other recipients of the award include...
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  • Patricia Anne Jessopp CBE (born in Preston, Lancashire), known professionally as Anne Jessopp, is the chief executive officer of the British Royal Mint...
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    HM Prison Preston is a Category B men's prison, located in the City Centre area of Preston in Lancashire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's...
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    The Royal Preston Hospital or RPH, is an acute general hospital in Preston, Lancashire, England. It is managed by the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS...
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  • Preston Dock is a former maritime dock on the northern bank of the River Ribble, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) west of Preston, Lancashire, England. The Albert Edward...
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    Butter pie (category Preston, Lancashire)
    the historic boundaries of Lancashire, including Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Burnley, Bury, Chorley, Lancaster, Preston, St Helens and Wigan (whose...
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    ballots. Since 2008, Central Lancashire is an area of joint spatial planning covering the Lancashire districts of the City of Preston, the Borough of South Ribble...
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    Fulwood is a suburb of Preston, Lancashire, England, in the northern half of the City of Preston district. It had a population of 28,535 in 2011 and is...
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    opposition, and by the time they reached Preston, Lancashire had grown to about 4,000 in number. Their cavalry entered Preston on the night of 9 November 1715...
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    The Battle of Preston (17–19 August 1648), fought largely at Walton-le-Dale near Preston in Lancashire, resulted in a victory for the New Model Army under...
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  • The Preston and Wyre Railway was promoted to open up agricultural land in the Fylde in Lancashire, access a new port at what became Fleetwood and the...
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    7839°N 2.7005°W / 53.7839; -2.7005 Preston College is a further education college in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. The college originally opened...
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    St Walburge's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Preston, Lancashire, England, northwest of the city centre on Weston Street. The church was built in...
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  • 53.765; -2.729 Preston Castle, or Tulketh Castle, was a motte and bailey castle in the Ashton-on-Ribble district of Preston, Lancashire, England. The site...
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  • a list of the famous and notable people from Preston, Lancashire, England. For other Prestons see Preston. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R...
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