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Long Preston history
Early times
Humans have been in the Long Preston area since prehistoric times. An axe head dated to the Stone Age was found in the area of Bookil Gill. The presence of a Roman Road through the village led to the discovery of a small fort.
Middle Ages
Long Preston is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Prestune. Prestune means “the priest’s farmstead or town” Long Preston was part of Staincliffe Wapentake. A school was built in the village during the reign of Edward IV (1461–1483)
Industrial age
In the 18th and 19th centuries, Long Preston was dominated by agriculture and the trades associated with it. In the 1750s a turnpike road was constructed from Long Preston to Settle. The railway was opened in 1849 and expanded in 1875 with the Settle-Carlisle Line.
Modern day
Between 1923 and 1935, Long Preston was the railhead for the construction of Stocks Reservoir built by the Fylde Water Board. Steam traction engines hauled material between the FWB depot, to the west of the current station, by road to Tosside where connection was made with a 3-foot gauge industrial railway system that served the dam construction project. Long Preston is the home of audiobook producer Magna Story Sound.
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