Preston is a village and

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, England, situated 2.2 km south-east of the town of

Cirencester Cirencester ( , ; see #Pronunciation, below for more variations) is a market town and civil parish in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames. It is the List of ...

. It is administered by the

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of Gloucestershire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 327. Preston was mentioned in the

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(1086) as ''Prestetune''.The Domesday Book online
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Description

Preston is a small village, which for much of its existence has lied 1.5 miles east of Circencester between the A417 to Fairford and the A419 to Swindon. In recent years, however, the village has extended south In 2011 the Census recorded 327 inhabitants in the civil parish. The 2021 Census data for the Parish is not yet available but the population in the Cotswolds District as a whole has increased by 9.6% in the 10 years between 2011 and 2021. For much of history, the community was largely

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, and features a Village Hall which is central to its community, and often hosts events/gatherings.

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