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Preston

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Pres·ton  (prstn)
A borough of northwest England north-northeast of Liverpool. The Jacobites surrendered here after an uprising in 1715. Population: 184,000.
Preston [ˈprɛstən]
n
(Placename) a city in NW England, administrative centre of Lancashire, on the River Ribble: developed as a weaving centre (17th-18th centuries); university (1992). Pop.: 177 660 (1991)


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Meanwhile Captain Preston was, perhaps, sitting in our great chair before the hearth of the British Coffee House.
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After performing at Sheffield and Manchester, we have moved to Liverpool, Preston, and Lancaster.
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Instant removal from the range of temptation being the only possible plan, it seemed to Mr Preston that a trip to the country was indicated.
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