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Preston  is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. Preston was granted the status of a city in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. The 19th century saw a transformation in Preston from a small market town to a much larger industrial one, as the innovations of the latter half of the previous century such as Richard Arkwright's water frame (invented in Preston) brought cotton mills to many northern English towns. With industrialisation came examples of both oppression and enlightenment.  Karl Marx visited Preston and later described the town as "the next St. Petersburg". Charles Dickens visited Preston in January 1854 during a strike by cotton workers that had by that stage lasted for 23 weeks. Preston was the location of the world's first foreign mission by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from the American State of Utah (otherwise known as the Mormons). As early as 1837 the first LDS missionaries to Great Britain began preaching in Preston and, in particular, other small towns situated along the river Ribble. Preston is home to the world's oldest continuous branch (a small congregation) of the Mormon Church. In 1998 the LDS erected a large temple near Preston that was described in the Telegraph newspaper as spectacular. The temple is officially known as the Preston England Temple. Source : www.wikipedia.org.uk

Local Attractions :
Preston FC : www.pnefc.premiumtv.co.uk
Cuerden Valley Park : www.cuerdenvalleypark.org.uk
Leisure Lakes : www.leisurelakes.co.uk
National Football Museum : www.nationalfootballmuseum.com
Samlesbury Hall : www.samlesburyhall.co.uk