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Preston

Preston city is the administrative centre of Lancashire. Preston's name is derived from the Old English meaning "priest's settlement." Preston houses the main campus of the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), is the seat of Lancashire County Council and is home to Preston North End F.C., a founder member of the Football League and the first English football champions. Preston became England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.

Today, Preston is a booming modern town. It has a beautiful river providing a southern border for the city, the River Ribble, and the Forest of Bowland is to the northeast with amazing nature full of wide green areas. Preston has a strong Roman Catholic Christian history and tradition, which influence can be felt in the city. Residents of the city are proud of their religion and have invested a lot into building churches around the city.

There is plenty to savour in Preston, from historical links to Thomas Arkwright and the Industrial Revolution to those involving Sir Tom Finney, Preston North End and the Football League. Walk through Winckley Square and Avenham & Miller Parks to get a taste of the city centre's green spaces and wildlife environments. It's not just about famous high-street names and brands. Preston offers bustling outdoor and indoor markets and diversity of boutique and independent shops.

England's national museum of football - The National Football Museum is located in the Urbis building in Manchester city centre, and preserves conserve and display significant collections of football memorabilia. As a publicly funded national museum, entrance is free. Whether you're a football fanatic, planning a visit with your family or on a weekend break to the great city of Manchester, you will enjoy your visit to the world's biggest and best football museum.

The Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Preston Free Public Library is a Grade I listed museum building in Preston. The Harris collections cover decorative art, fine art, textiles, costume and history including collections on local history and archaeology. Over 800 oil paintings are part of the collection at Harris. Preston City's Public Library is also located in the building. A great academic experience when you visit one of the best Britain's museums.

The Ribble Steam Railway is a maintained railway in Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. The railway started by housing most of the collection from the earlier closed Southport Railway Museum (Steamport). Today it exhibits both diesel and steam locomotives. The most exciting days when you should visit the museum is on the special event days that you should look up in front to coming. Visit the Ribble Steam Railway for heritage train rides along our line.