But do you really? Here are 11 strange but true facts about Preston that might surprise you ...
1. What's in a name?
The city's name is derived from the Old English meaning "priest's settlement" and in the Domesday Book is recorded as "Prestune". Photo: nw
2. Standing tall
St Walburge's Church designed by Joseph Hansom of Hansom Cab fame has, at 94 metres, the tallest spire in England on a church that is not a cathedral. Photo: nw
3. Kentucky Fried First!
Did you know the first KFC in the UK opened in Preston in 1965? Photo: nw
4. Wet, wet, wet
Richard Arkwright's Water Frame which brought cotton mills to many northern English towns was invented in Preston. Photo: nw