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Visit Preston (369 words) |
 | Situated in the heart of the colourful county of Lancashire, Preston is the gateway to Lancashire's beautiful landscape and historical sights. |
 | Preston, the administrative capital of Lancashire, is the largest and most important commercial centre in the county and it attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. |
 | Preston's history dates back to the Doomsday Book and to 1179 with the granting of the Charter, which gave the right to hold a Guild Merchant every 20 years. |
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Preston (897 words) |
 | Preston was granted the status of a city in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth's reign. |
 | During the Roman period the road from the Setantian port of Neb of the Nese passed one mile north of Preston and intersected the road from Languavallium in Cumberland to Condate in Cheshire in Preston at Tulketh-hall. |
 | Preston is twinned with Almelo in the Netherlands, Nîmes in France, Recklinghausen in Germany and Kalisz in Poland. |