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Wikipedia: Preston is a city and non-metropolitan district in Lancashire, England. It is located on the north bank of the River Ribble, and was granted city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. Preston has a population of 131,900, and lies at the centre of the wider Preston sub-area, which has a population of 184,836, and the Central Lancashire sub-region, with a population of 335,000.
![[St John the Evangelist Minster, Church Street]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Preston_City_Minster_s.jpg "St John the Evangelist Minster, Church Street")
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![[A Preston Park & Ride service]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Stagecoach_bus_47701_Preston_Bus_Preston_Park_and_Ride_livery_Optare_Solo_SR_PN08_SVk_26_February_2009_s.jpg "A Preston Park & Ride service")
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![[A Stagecoach in Preston Service on Watling Street Rd, Fulwood]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Stagecoach_bus_28514_Scania_N94_East_Lancs_Esteem_PO56_JDJ_27_April_2009_s.jpg "A Stagecoach in Preston Service on Watling Street Rd, Fulwood")
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![[Preston Bus Station is one of the largest in Europe]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Preston_bus_station_s.jpg "Preston Bus Station is one of the largest in Europe")
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![[Preston Railway Station]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Benkid77_Preston_railway_station_1_180709_s.jpg "Preston Railway Station")
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![[Entering Preston City Centre]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PrestonCityCentre_s.jpg "Entering Preston City Centre")
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from Benkid77 |
from Kawaiicookiemonster |
![[Fishergate, Preston's main shopping district]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Preston_on_a_rainy_day_1_s.jpg "Fishergate, Preston's main shopping district")
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![[Plaque commemorating birthplace of Robert W]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/RobertWService_plaque_Preston_s.jpg "Plaque commemorating birthplace of Robert W")
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from Beejaypii |
![[Preston North End in 1888]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PrestonNorthEnd1888_s.jpg "Preston North End in 1888")
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![[St John the Evangelist Minster Church in Church Street, Preston]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PrestonStJohnTheEvangelistMinsterChurch_s.jpg "St John the Evangelist Minster Church in Church Street, Preston")
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from KGGucwa |
![[Preston now has a modern city centre.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PrestonCityCenterRoad_s.jpg "Preston now has a modern city centre.")
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![[Plaque in Fox Street commemorating the work of Reverend Joseph Dunn in bringing gas lighting to the town]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Plaque_in_Preston_Lancashire_commemorating_Rev_Joseph_28Daddy_29_Dunn_and_first_gas_lit_building_s.jpg "Plaque in Fox Street commemorating the work of Reverend Joseph Dunn in bringing gas lighting to the town")
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from Kawaiicookiemonster |
from Beejaypii |
![[Entering Preston City Centre]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/EnteringPrestonCityCenter_s.jpg "Entering Preston City Centre")
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![[One of Preston's main shopping districts.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PrestonShoppingDistrict_s.jpg "One of Preston's main shopping districts.")
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from Kawaiicookiemonster |
from Kawaiicookiemonster |
![[Preston railway station]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Preston_Station_Front_s.jpg "Preston railway station")
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![[Preston has an extensive road network, especially around the city centre.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PrestonRoadNetwork_s.jpg "Preston has an extensive road network, especially around the city centre.")
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from Miss Saff |
from Kawaiicookiemonster |
![[The district around Preston Bus Station.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PrestonShoppingArea_s.jpg "The district around Preston Bus Station.")
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![[The city centre of Preston, taken from Ring Way.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PrestonCityRingWay_2_s.jpg "The city centre of Preston, taken from Ring Way.")
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from Kawaiicookiemonster |
from Kawaiicookiemonster |
![[Entering the city centre from Fylde Road]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/23/Prestoncity.jpg "Entering the city centre from Fylde Road")
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![[Saint Walburge's Church]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/St_Walburghs_Catholic_Church_2C_Preston_geograph_org_uk_745186_s.jpg "Saint Walburge's Church")
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from Seanyb123 |
from Alexander P Kapp |
![[Saint Walburge's Church]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/St_Walburge_27s_Church_spire_2C_Preston_231_10_s.jpg "Saint Walburge's Church")
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