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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    The Museum of Lancashire is an historic collection in Preston in Lancashire, England. The museum, which is based in the old Sessions House, is a Grade...
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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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  • 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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    Lancashire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Lancashire in North West England. The force's...
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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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    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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  • Luke Nuttall (category Sportspeople from Preston, Lancashire)
    the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the T46 1500m. Nuttall was born in Preston, Lancashire. He is the son of former British Olympic long-distance runners John...
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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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    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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  • Phil Ellis is an English stand-up comedian from Preston, Lancashire who was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2023, and won the Edinburgh Comedy...
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    Banks had a station on the West Lancashire Railway which opened on 19 February 1878, on the line between Southport and Preston railway station to carry passengers...
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  • Kian Best (category Footballers from Preston, Lancashire)
    footballer who plays for Preston North End in the EFL Championship. Best attended Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Fulwood in Lancashire. In June 2021, Best...
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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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    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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  • Andrews. Both Chorley and Preston Hospitals also provide training for student nurses from the University of Central Lancashire. In January 2015, the Trust...
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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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    The Harris Museum is a Grade I-listed building in Preston, Lancashire, England. Founded by Edmund Harris in 1877, it is a local history and fine art museum...
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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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    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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  • City of Preston may refer to: City of Preston, Lancashire, a city and non-metropolitan district in Lancashire, England City of Preston (Victoria), a former...
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