Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Preston” in article 14 of The Daily Dispatch: February 15, 1864., [Electronic resource]:
...ort 127,382; Newcastle 109,108; Bradford 106,218; Cork 101,534; Stoke 101,207; Hull 97,661; Portsmouth 94,799; Oldham 93,344; Dundee 90,417; Brighton 87,317; Sunderland 85,797; Merthyr Tydvil 83,875; Preston 83,985.
No country in the world, out of Asia, contains so many large cities as the British Isles.
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