Preston /ˈprɛstən/ (listen) is a city and the administrative centre
of Lancashire, England, on the north bank of the River Ribble. The
City of Preston local government district obtained city status in
2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth
II's reign. Preston has a population of 114,300, the City of Preston
district 132,000 and the Preston Built-up Area 313,322. The Preston
Travel To Work Area, in 2011, had a population of 420,661, compared
with 354,000 in the previous census.Preston and its surrounding area
have provided evidence of ancient Roman activity, largely in the form
of a Roman road which led to a camp at Walton-le-Dale. The Angles
established Preston; its name is derived from the Old English meaning
"priest's settlement" and in the Domesday Book is recorded as
"Prestune". In the Middle Ages, Preston was 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 since the mid-13th century when locally produced wool was
woven in people's houses. Flemish weavers who settled in the area in
the 14th century helped develop the industry. In the early-18th
century, Edmund Calamy described Preston as "a pretty town with an
abundance of gentry in it, commonly called Proud Preston". Sir Richard
Arkwright, inventor of the spinning frame, was born in the town. The
most rapid period of growth and development 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. The town's textile
sector fell into terminal decline from the mid-20th century and
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, houses the main campus of the University of
Central Lancashire (UCLan) and is home to Preston North End F.C., a
founder member of the Football League and the first English football
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