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{{wikipediainfo|Preston, Lancashire}} | {{wikipediainfo|Preston, Lancashire}} | ||
{{you may|Preston (Warriors of the Deep)|n1=Lieutenant Preston}} | {{you may|Preston (Warriors of the Deep)|n1=Lieutenant Preston}} | ||
'''Preston''' was a city in the north of [[England]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | '''Preston''' was a city in the north of [[England]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Blood of the Daleks (audio story)}}) Nearby towns included [[Blackpool]] to the west. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Categories of Life (TV story)}}) It appeared to be best known for its rail and bus services. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Blood of the Daleks (audio story)}}) | ||
[[James I]] suggested recompensating the people of [[Bilehurst Cragg]] and moving them "to somewhere nicer, like Preston". He suggested it be portrayed as a precaution against plague, which wasn't really a lie. ([[PROSE]]: | [[James I]] suggested recompensating the people of [[Bilehurst Cragg]] and moving them "to somewhere nicer, like Preston". He suggested it be portrayed as a precaution against plague, which wasn't really a lie. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Witchfinders (novelisation)}}) | ||
The city was a key point on [[British]] [[railway]] lines, at least in the [[20th century]]. Trains from [[Euston station|London]] to [[Carlisle]] and [[Sellafield]] transferred at Preston. ([[PROSE]]: | The city was a key point on [[British]] [[railway]] lines, at least in the [[20th century]]. Trains from [[Euston station|London]] to [[Carlisle]] and [[Sellafield]] transferred at Preston. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)}}) | ||
Two [[motorway]]s intersected at Preston, one of which went north, while the other ran west and terminated at Blackpool. ([[TV]]: | Two [[motorway]]s intersected at Preston, one of which went north, while the other ran west and terminated at Blackpool. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Categories of Life (TV story)}}) | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] attempted to drop [[Lucie Miller]] off in Preston after deducing that she came from the north of England. He understood that the city had a very good [[bus]] service. However, the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] bounced off it and instead materialised on [[Red Rocket Rising]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | The [[Eighth Doctor]] attempted to drop [[Lucie Miller]] off in Preston after deducing that she came from the north of England. He understood that the city had a very good [[bus]] service. However, the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] bounced off it and instead materialised on [[Red Rocket Rising]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Blood of the Daleks (audio story)}}) | ||
Preston appeared on [[Mary Cooper]]'s map of [[overflow camp]]s in and around [[Wales]]. ([[TV]]: | Preston appeared on [[Mary Cooper]]'s map of [[overflow camp]]s in and around [[Wales]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Categories of Life (TV story)}}) | ||
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