But do you really? Here are 11 strange but true facts about Preston that might surprise you ...
9. Ribble 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. Photo: nw
10. Phone home
The longest continuous row of the old red public telephone boxes anywhere in the country are right here in Preston's Market Street. Photo: nw
11. Will you have a cup of tea?
Preston is the birthplace of teetotalism where Joseph Livesey in 1832 started his Temperance Movement, requiring followers to pledge total abstinence - hence the term 'teetotal'. Photo: nw
12. Cone but not forgotten
The first traffic cones were used in the construction of the Preston bypass in 1958, they replaced red lantern paraffin burners. Photo: nw