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Interesting stuff about Preston.
Preston (pronounced /ˈprɛstən/ ( listen)) 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.
Preston and its surroundings have provided evidence of ancient Roman
activity in the area, largely in the form of a Roman road which led
to a camp at Walton-le-Dale. The Saxons established Preston; the
name Preston is derived from Old English words meaning "Priest
settlement" and in the Domesday Book appears as "Prestune". During
the Middle Ages, Preston formed a parish and township in the hundred
of Amounderness and was granted a Guild Merchant charter in 1179,
giving it the status of a market town. Textiles have been produced
in Preston since the middle of the 13th century, when locally
produced wool was woven in people's houses. Flemish weavers who
settled in the area during the 14th century helped to develop the
industry. Sir Richard Arkwright, inventor of the spinning frame, was
a weaver born in Preston. The most rapid period of growth and
development in Preston's history coincided with the
industrialisation and expansion of textile manufacturing. Preston
was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, becoming a densely
populated engineering centre, with large industrial plants.
In the early 18th century a writer said Preston was "a pretty town
with an abundance of gentry in it, commonly called Proud Preston".
Preston's textile sector fell into a terminal decline from the
mid-20th century. Preston has subsequently faced similar challenges
to other post-industrial northern towns, including
deindustrialisation, economic deprivation and housing issues.
Preston is the seat of Lancashire County Council, and Preston North
End F.C., one of the oldest football clubs, now houses the National
Football Museum which is set to be moved to Manchester. |
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