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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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One floor is given over to an exhibition celebrating Tom Finney (pictured), Prestonian and one of the greatest footballers this country ever produced.
PLAYAS NOT GENTS by The Mirror (London, England)
As a Prestonian myself it would be a wonderful honour to have a statue to the characters in my home city.
culture: Cracking statue, Gromit! by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Ian McCulloch is aiming to emulate his fellow Prestonian Andrew Flintoff by bowling over the opposition at the pounds 400,000 Grand Prix this week.
SNOOKER: McCulloch goal by Birmingham Mail (England)
 
 
 
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