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Tourist Information:- Guildhall, Lancaster Road. Tel: 01772 253731

Preston

I have heard it said that Preston derives from "priests' town" because of the number of churches in the town. The idea is good, but the name existed from a time long before any of them were built. However, a priest may well have lived close to the original tun (enclosure) which gave the town its name.