Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to:

Places

England

Preston, Lancashire Preston () is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire and the wider City of Preston, Lancashire, City of Preston local government district. Preston ...

, an urban settlement **The

City of Preston, Lancashire The City of Preston () is a city and non-metropolitan district in Lancashire, England. On the north bank of the River Ribble, it was granted city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. The ...

, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement ** County Borough of Preston, a local government district containing the settlement from 1835 to 1974 **

Preston (UK Parliament constituency) Preston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2000 by Sir Mark Hendrick, a member of the Labour Party and Co-operative Party. History ;1295–1950 The seat was created for the Model Parliament and ...

** Preston railway station in Preston, Lancashire **The

PR postcode area The PR postcode area, also known as the Preston postcode area, is a group of eleven postcode districts in North West England, within four post towns. These cover south-west Lancashire (including Preston, Chorley and Leyland) and north Merseys ...

, also known as the Preston postcode area ** Preston Urban Area, the conurbation with Preston at its core * Preston, Devon (in Paignton) * Preston, Teignbridge, in Kingsteignton parish * Preston, Dorset * Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire, near Kingston upon Hull * Preston, Cotswold, Gloucestershire * Preston, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire * Preston, Hertfordshire * Preston, London, near Wembley ** Preston (ward) * Preston, Northumberland, the location of Preston Tower * Preston, Rutland * Preston, Shropshire, in

Upton Magna Upton Magna is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. (''Magna'' is Latin, meaning "great". Therefore, the translation of Upton Magna is "Great Upton".) Nearby are the villages of Uffington, Rodington and Withington, as well as the ...

parish *

Preston, Somerset Stogumber () is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the eastern flank of the Brendon Hills. Besides Stogumber village itself, the parish includes the hamlets of Ashbeer, Capton, Escott, Higher Vexford, Kingswood, Lower Vellow, L ...

, in Stogumber parish *

Preston, Tyne and Wear Preston is a suburb about a mile north of North Shields, North Tyneside. Its population was recorded at 8419 in the 2011 census. Historically a separate entity, it has slowly been absorbed into the town to the south and expanded as to form a c ...

* Preston, Aldbourne and Ramsbury, Wiltshire * Preston, Lyneham, Wiltshire *

Preston Bagot Preston Bagot is a village and civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England, about west of the county town of Warwick. According to the 2001 census the population was 147, reducing to 127 at the 2011 census. History Pr ...

, Warwickshire *

Preston Bissett Preston Bissett is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Buckinghamshire, England. It is about four miles SSW of Buckingham, six miles north east of Bicester in Oxfordshire. The soil is clay and gravel, but the subsoil va ...

, Buckinghamshire *

Preston Brook Preston Brook is a village and civil parish in the borough of Halton, a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Cheshire in North West England. It is located to the south-east of Runcorn and south-west of Warrington, adjacent to the M56 ...

, Cheshire *

Preston Capes Preston Capes is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. The population at the 2001 census was 188, including Canons Abbey and increasing to 216 at the 2011 census. The village's name means "Priest Farm/Settlement". The ...

, Northamptonshire *

Preston Crowmarsh Preston Crowmarsh is a hamlet in Benson civil parish in South Oxfordshire. It is on the River Thames The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. ...

, Oxfordshire *

Preston Deanery Preston Deanery is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hackleton in West Northamptonshire, England. It is south of Northampton town centre and by road to the M1 London to Yorkshire motorway junction 15. It lies just off the B526 road (former A ...

, Northamptonshire * Preston Gubbals, Shropshire * Preston-le-Skerne, County Durham *

Preston-next-Faversham ''Preston-next-Faversham is an area of Faversham in Kent, England. Historically it was a separate village and parish. It became a civil parish in 1866, but in 1894 was divided into three civil parishes: Preston Within. North Preston Without an ...

, Kent * Preston-next-Wingham, Dover, Kent; better known as just Preston * Preston on Stour, Warwickshire * Preston-on-Tees, Eaglescliffe, County Durham * Preston on the Hill, Cheshire * Preston on Wye, Herefordshire *

Preston Plucknett Preston Plucknett is a suburb of Yeovil in Somerset, England. It was once a small village, and a separate civil parish until 1930, when it was absorbed into the neighbouring parishes of Yeovil, Brympton and West Coker. It was listed in the D ...

, Somerset *

Preston St Mary Preston St Mary is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located to the north-east of Lavenham, it is part of the Babergh district. The parish includes the hamlets of Rooksey Green and Whelp Street. The church of St Mary dates from ...

, Suffolk * Preston-under-Scar, North Yorkshire *

Preston upon the Weald Moors Preston upon the Weald Moors is a small village on the northern edge of the town of Telford, part of the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 205 although this is likely to hav ...

, Shropshire * Preston Village, Brighton, Sussex * Preston Wynne, Herefordshire *

Great Preston Great Preston is a small rural village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. It has incorporated the once neighbouring hamlet of Little Preston. Location Great Preston is situated 9 miles south east of Leeds city ...

, West Yorkshire *

Long Preston Long Preston is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, in the Yorkshire Dales. It lies along the A65 road, and is from Skipton and from Settle. The population of Long Preston in 2001 was 680, increas ...

, North Yorkshire

Australia

* Preston, Victoria **

City of Preston (Victoria) The City of Preston was a local government area about north-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1871 until 1994. History Preston's first involvement in local gove ...

** Electoral district of Preston * Preston, Queensland, Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley regions * Preston, Queensland (Whitsunday Region) * Preston, Tasmania * South Preston, Tasmania * Prestons, New South Wales

Canada

Preston, Nova Scotia Preston is an area in central Nova Scotia, Canada in the Halifax Regional Municipality, located on Trunk 7. Preston includes the subdivisions of East Preston, North Preston, Lake Major, Cherrybrook and Loon Lake. The definition sometimes ex ...

East Preston, Nova Scotia East Preston is an expansive rural Black Nova Scotian community located in eastern Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, in Atlantic Canada. The population at the time of the 2016 census was 869. Geography East Preston is within the Ha ...

North Preston North Preston is a community located in Nova Scotia, Canada within the Halifax Regional Municipality. The community is populated primarily by Black Nova Scotians. North Preston is the largest Black community in Nova Scotia by population, and ...

** Preston (electoral district) *

Preston, Ontario Preston is a community in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario. Prior to 1973 it was an independent town, incorporated in 1915, but amalgamation with the town of Hespeler, Ontario, the city of Galt, Onta ...

Cuba

* Guatemala, Cuba, also known as Preston, in the Holguín Province

Scotland

* Preston, East Linton, East Lothian * Preston, Prestonpans, East Lothian *

Preston, Scottish Borders Preston is a small village in the ancient county of Berwickshire, now an administrative area of the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. It lies within the local Abbey St Bathans, Bonkyl & Preston Community Council area. The united Parishes ...

, near Duns * Preston Island, reclaimed land in the Firth of Forth *

Prestonkirk East Linton is a village and former police burgh in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the River Tyne and A199 road (former A1 road) five miles east of Haddington, with an estimated population of in . During the 19th century the population ...

, near East Linton, East Lothian * Preston Mill, a watermill near East Linton, East Lothian

United States

* Preston, Alabama, see List of places in Alabama: N–R#P * Preston, Arkansas, see List of places in Arkansas: P * Preston, California * Preston, Colorado * Preston, Connecticut * Preston, Georgia * Preston, Idaho * Preston, Illinois * Preston, Indiana * Preston, Iowa * Preston, Kansas * Preston, Kentucky * Preston, Maryland *

Preston, Michigan Romulus is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 23,989 at the 2010 census. Romulus is a western suburb of Metro Detroit and is also considered part of the Downriver collection of communities. It is most nota ...

* Preston, Minnesota *

Preston, Mississippi Preston (also Pleasant Springs) is an unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi. It lies at the intersection of State Highways 21 and 397 northwest of the city of De Kalb, the county seat of Kemper County. Its elevation is 541&nb ...

Preston, Missouri Preston is a village in Hickory County, Missouri, United States. The population was 157 at the 2020 census. History Preston was platted in 1857. Some say the community was named after Samuel Preston, a pioneer citizen, while others believe the ...

(in Hickory County) * Preston, Jasper County, Missouri * Preston, Nebraska *

Preston, Nevada Preston is a census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Preston was established by Mormon settlers in 1876, and named after William B. Preston, the fourth Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sain ...

* Preston, New York *

Preston, North Carolina Preston is a neighborhood located in Cary, North Carolina. It is located near several public schools, including Morrisville Elementary School and Green Hope High School, as well as Prestonwood Country Club, which hosts the annual SAS Championshi ...

* Preston, Oklahoma * Preston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, see List of places in Pennsylvania: Pl–Q * Preston, McKean County, Pennsylvania, see List of places in Pennsylvania: Pl–Q * Preston, South Dakota, a

ghost town Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by All ...

Preston, Texas Preston, also known as Preston Bend, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on the Red River in Grayson County, Texas, United States. It grew in the 19th century at the intersection of several military and trade roads a ...

(in Grayson County) * Preston, Wharton County, Texas *

Preston, Virginia Preston (GNIS FID: 1496114) is a populated place located in Henry County, Virginia. Preston is named for William Preston. The elevation is 938 feet. Preston appears on the Martinsville West U.S. Geological Survey Map. Henry County is in the Easte ...

* Preston, Washington *

Preston, West Virginia Preston is an unincorporated community and coal town in Preston County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American ...

Preston County, West Virginia Preston County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 34,216. Its county seat is Kingwood. The county was formed from Monongalia County in 1818 and named for Virginia Governor Jam ...

* Preston, Adams County, Wisconsin, a town * Preston, Grant County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Preston, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, a town * Preston Road, important thoroughfare to the history and growth of Dallas, Texas, built over a historically important cattle trail

Outer space

* 3792 Preston, an asteroid

People

* Preston (singer) (born 1982), British singer * List of people with given name Preston * List of people with surname Preston

Fictional characters

* Becky Preston, from the ''Shiloh'' movies * Bill S. Preston Esq., one half of ''

Bill and Ted ''Bill & Ted'' is an American science fiction comedy franchise created by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon. It features William "Bill" S. Preston Esq. and Ted "Theodore" Logan, portrayed by Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves, respectively, two metalhea ...

'', played by Alex Winter *

Dara Lynn Preston This is a list of characters from '' Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor published in 1991. Characters *Shiloh - a shy brown and cute white Beagle who escapes from his rude former owner Judd Travers and the main protagonist of the books and film ...

, from the ''Shiloh'' movies * Dick Preston, '' The New Dick Van Dyke Show'' *

Marty Preston This is a list of characters from '' Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor published in 1991. Characters *Shiloh - a shy brown and cute white Beagle who escapes from his rude former owner Judd Travers and the main protagonist of the books and films. ...

, from the ''Shiloh'' movies * Preston Northwest from '' Gravity Falls'' *

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon ''Challenge of the Yukon'' is an American radio adventure series that began on Detroit's WXYZ and is an example of a Northern genre story. The series was first heard on January 3, 1939. The title changed from ''Challenge of the Yukon'' to '' ...

* Dr. Preston Burke, ''Grey's Anatomy'' * Preston, the robot dog in the Wallace and Gromit film '' A Close Shave'' * Preston (played by Colin Hanks), Carl Denham's assistant in ''King Kong'' (2005 film) * Cleric John Preston (played by Christian Bale) in ''Equilibrium'' (film) * Preston Winthrop from MySims Agents * John James Preston, the full name of Mr. Big (Sex and the City), Carrie Bradshaw's love interest in the ''Sex and the City'' television series and ensuing films * Preston Tien, a character from Power Rangers Ninja Steel * Preston Breeze, a side character in

Phineas and Ferb ''Phineas and Ferb'' is an American animated musical-comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series was originally broadcast a ...

* Preston Garvey, a character in Fallout 4

Ships

* Preston (ship), multiple ships * HMS ''Preston'', multiple ships * USS ''Preston'', multiple ships *'' WT Preston'', a stern wheel snagboat operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers

Schools

Preston University (United States) Preston University is a private for-profit unaccredited institution that offers a variety of academic degree programs by distance learning. Preston was originally based in Wyoming and in 2007 was based in Alabama. As of 2012, Preston identifi ...

, controversial unaccredited institution * Preston University (Pakistan), a private university in Pakistan *

Preston's College Preston College is a further education college in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. The college originally opened as W. R. Tuson College in September 1974 and was renamed Preston College on 1 September 1989. Campus The college had ...

, a further education college in Preston, Lancashire, England *

Preston High School (disambiguation) Preston High School is the name of several high schools: In Canada: * Preston High School (Ontario) in Cambridge, Ontario In the United Kingdom: * City of Preston High School in Preston, Lancashire, England In the United States: * Preston High Sc ...

Other

* HM Prison Preston, a prison in England * Preston baronets, baronetcies created for persons with the surname Preston * Preston Car Company, a Canadian railway equipment builder * Preston (METRORail station), Houston, Texas * Preston (speedway), a British speedway team * Preston North End F.C., an English football club *

Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C. Preston Grasshoppers Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team from Preston, Lancashire. The men's senior team play in the RFU National League 2 North, a level 4 league in the RFU league pyramid. History The club was founded on 28 ...

, an English rugby football club * Preston Street (disambiguation) * Preston Road tube station, a London Underground station

Prestons

* Prestons, New South Wales, Australia * Prestons, New Zealand * Prestons Station, Kentucky, United States