But do you really? Here are 11 strange but true facts about Preston that might surprise you ...
5. A nice little Plug
Born in Whittle-le-Woods, Leo Baxendale took his first job at the Lancashire Evening Post, drawing adverts and cartoons before beginning his work on the Beano. Sadly he passed away on April 23 2017. Photo: nw
6. What the Dickens?
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. Photo: nw
7. The Wild WIld West
The most famous outlaw of them all may not have had a Southern drawl but a Lancashire twang. Butch Cassidy's father, who lived in Avenham, left Preston for Utah in 1856. Photo: nw
8. The light fantastic
Behind the large wall seen on the right was the former works of the Preston Gaslight Company. This operation began in 1816 and gave Preston boasting rights to having been the first provincial town in England to have it's streets lit by gas. Photo: nw