Here are 12 fascinating facts about our fantastic city that might surprise you...
9. KFC
Did you know the first KFC in the UK opened in Preston in 1965?
10. A literary history
The town of 'Coketown' in Charles Dickens' book Hard Times is based on the city of Preston. In order to gain research for an 'industrial' novel, Dickens visited Preston in January 1854.
11. Mormon baptisms
The first Mormon baptisms outside North America took place at the River Ribble in Preston.They were held on July 30, 1837, where nine individuals were baptised in the river, in the presence of a crowd of around 8,000 onlookers.
12. The M6 gave us...
The first traffic cones were used in the construction of the Preston bypass in 1958, they replaced red lantern paraffin burners.