Preston or Preston Village is a suburb of
Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove () is a city and unitary authority in East Sussex, England. It consists primarily of the settlements of Brighton and Hove, alongside neighbouring villages.
Often referred to synonymously as Brighton, the City of Brighton and H ...
, in the ceremonial county of
East Sussex
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, England. It is to the north of the centre. Originally a village in its own right, it was eventually absorbed into Brighton with the development of the farmland owned by the local Stanford family, officially becoming a parish of the town in 1928. Stanford-owned land to the south of Preston Manor was given to the town and now makes up
Preston Park, one of the largest parks in the now conjoined city of Brighton and Hove. The park hosts some of the city's major public events such as
Brighton Pride
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.
Preston, the suburb of
Melbourne
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,
Victoria
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, Australia was named after the village in 1856.
History
The name "Preston" means 'Priests' farm/settlement'. Preston was recorded in the
Domesday Book
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as ''Prestetone''. Preston is a former
civil parish
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; In 1921, it had a population of 31,161. On 1 April 1928 the parish was abolished and merged with Brighton.
See also
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Preston Park railway station
Preston Park railway station is on the Brighton Main Line in England, serving Preston Village and the northern suburban areas of the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex. It is down the line from via and is situated between and .
The sta ...
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St John the Evangelist's Church, Preston Village, the current Anglican parish church
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St Mary's Church, Preston Park
St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the Preston Village area of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. It was built from 1910 to 1912 in the Arts and Crafts style of Gothic Revival architecture. It is situated on the Surrend ...
, the Roman Catholic parish church
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St Peter's Church, Preston Village, the former Anglican parish church
Gallery
File:Preston Church, Sussex, R. H. Nibbs.jpg, Interior of the Preston parish church, etching by R. H. Nibbs dated 1851 showing wall paintings
Image:Preston_Village.jpg, Middle Road was one of the original lanes in the village. It now sits between the Brighton Main Line
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to the west and the A23 London Road to the east.
File:St John the Evangelist's Church, junction of London Road and Knoyle Road, Preston Park, Brighton (NHLE Code 1380756) (August 2013) (2).JPG, St John the Evangelist's Church is the parish church of Preston. A bowling green lies to the south.
Image:Preston_Manor.jpg, Preston Manor, built in its present form in 1738 and bequeathed to the Council by the Stanford family in 1933. It is now a museum
Image:Preston_Crossroads.jpg, The major crossroads in the village, with the A23 London Road running north to south, Preston Drove (forming the northern boundary of Preston Park) to the east and North Road to the west. This view looks westwards from outside Preston Manor.
References
External links
Preston on ''My Brighton and Hove''
Areas of Brighton and Hove
Conservation areas in England
Former civil parishes in East Sussex
Brighton
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