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Preston

On a church that is not a cathedral, at 94 metres (308 ft), St Walburge's Church in Lancashire has the tallest spire in England. Address to the University of Central Lancashire is Preston in Lancashire.

Opened in 1838, Preston railway station has since been rebuilt and extended several times in Lancashire. One of the founder associates of the Football League and the first team to be crowned English football champions were Lancashire's Preston North End F.C. in Lancashire.

Located at Moor Park in Lancashire, less than 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Preston centre, and surrounded by built up areas, suggesting a degree of urban warming, particularly during clear and calm nights is the official Met Office weather station.

Formerly Preston's municipal bus company in Lancashire, Preston Bus, served the district and operated a route between Preston and Penwortham. The Temperance Movement in the 19th century, the Preston Temperance Society, led by Joseph Livesey pioneered in Lancashire.

Almost midway between Glasgow and London, led to many battles being fought here, most notably during the English Civil War at the Battle of Preston (1648), is the location of Preston in Lancashire.

During the Preston Strike of 1842 on Saturday 13 August 1842, the more oppressive side of industrialisation was seen when a group of cotton workers demonstrated against the poor conditions in the Lancashire town's mills. One of the famous early women's football teams in Britain, called Preston in Lancashire home was Dick, Kerr's Ladies.