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

Places

England

* Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement **The City of Preston, Lancashire, 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 List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2000 by Mark Hendrick, Sir Mark ...

** 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 Merseysid ...

, also known as the Preston postcode area **

Preston Urban Area Central Lancashire is an area of Lancashire, England. Central Lancashire New Town Central Lancashire New Town was the largest of the post-war English new towns, designated in 1970 and covering : the County Borough of Preston, parts of Chorle ...

, the conurbation with Preston at its core *

Preston, Devon Preston is a suburb located in the northern part of Paignton in Devon. Preston is a popular destination for family holidays and has two main beaches; Hollicombe, a red sandy beach with cliffs and rock pools, and Preston Sands with rock pools, b ...

(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 Preston is a village, former manor, civil and ecclesiastical parish in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. It is situated 22 km north-west of the city of Gloucester and 4 km south-west of the Herefordshire town of Ledbury. I ...

, Gloucestershire *

Preston, Hertfordshire Preston is a village and civil parish about south of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census the population was 420. The village grew up around the Templar holdings at Temple Dinsley. The first church was mentioned in 1252, when ...

Preston, London Preston is a small locality in northwest London. It forms part of the London Borough of Brent and the northern part of Wembley. It is a residential suburb containing Preston Road Station ( Metropolitan line) with some stores on either side. T ...

, near Wembley **

Preston (ward) Preston ward is a political division of the London Borough of Brent that returns three representative councillors. At the 2006 election all 3 seats were held by the Conservatives, but Labour took 2 of the 3 seats at the 2010 election and won al ...

* Preston, Northumberland, the location of Preston Tower *

Preston, Rutland Preston is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It lies north of Uppingham on the A6003 to Oakham. The population at the 2001 census was 179 falling slightly to 173 at the 2011 census. The village ...

* Preston, Shropshire, in Upton Magna parish * Preston, Somerset, in Stogumber parish * Preston, Tyne and Wear * Preston, Aldbourne and Ramsbury, Wiltshire * Preston, Lyneham, Wiltshire * Preston Bagot, Warwickshire * Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire * Preston Brook, Cheshire * Preston Capes, Northamptonshire * Preston Crowmarsh, Oxfordshire *

Preston Deanery Preston Deanery is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hackleton in West Northamptonshire, West Northamptonshire, England. It is south of Northampton town centre and by road to the M1 motorway, M1 London to Yorkshire motorway junction 15. It lie ...

, Northamptonshire *

Preston Gubbals Preston Gubbalds is a small village in Shropshire, England. It lies on the A528 Shrewsbury- Ellesmere road and is in the parish of Pimhill. The name, spelt ''Preston Gubbalds'' or ''Preston Gobald''Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; Nati ...

, Shropshire *

Preston-le-Skerne Preston-le-Skerne is a hamlet in the civil parish of Mordon, County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the east of Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham (district), County Durham, England. Founded in ...

, 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 England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a ...

, Kent *

Preston-next-Wingham Preston or Preston-next-Wingham is a civil parish and village in the valley of the Little Stour in the Dover District of Kent, England. The village is on the B2076 secondary road. The parish includes the hamlet of Elmstone. The main river throug ...

, Dover, Kent; better known as just Preston *

Preston on Stour Preston on Stour is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. History It is situated some four kilometres south of the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. The population of the civil parish as at the 2011 census was 244. As its name sugges ...

, Warwickshire *

Preston-on-Tees Preston-on-Tees, locally called Preston, is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 1,689. It is home to Preston Hall and it's accompanying pub ...

, Eaglescliffe, County Durham * Preston on the Hill, Cheshire *

Preston on Wye Preston on Wye is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is situated near the River Wye, about 9 miles west of Hereford. Nearby places are Monnington on Wye, Lulham, Herefordshire, Lulham and Moccas. It was a nascent town in th ...

, 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 Dome ...

, 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 Preston-under-Scar is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Leyburn. The village population was 120 at the 2001 census, increasing to 170 by the 2011 census. ...

, 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 Preston Wynne is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. Civil parish population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 172. Preston Wynne is north-east from Hereford, and south-east from Leominster. The hamlet ...

, 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 c ...

, 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 Preston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Darebin local government area. Preston recorded a population of 33,790 at the 2021 census. History Settleme ...

** City of Preston (Victoria) **

Electoral district of Preston The electoral district of Preston is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It currently centres on the northern Melbourne suburbs of Preston and Reservoir. It has always been a safe Labor Party seat. The most prominent ...

Preston, Queensland Preston is a rural locality split between the Toowoomba Region and the Lockyer Valley Region in Queensland, Australia. In the Preston had a population of 614 people. Geography Preston is located to the south-east of Toowoomba and to the ea ...

, Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley regions * Preston, Queensland (Whitsunday Region) *

Preston, Tasmania Preston is a village located in the Central Coast Council municipal area, near Upper Castra and Ulverstone in the North West region of Tasmania, Australia. In 2011, the village had an estimated population of 250. History Preston Post Office ...

South Preston, Tasmania South Preston is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Coast in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.s ...

* 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 ext ...

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 Halifa ...

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, Ontario ...

Cuba

Guatemala, Cuba Guatemala, also known as Preston, is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Mayarí, in Holguín Province. History In the first half of the 20th century, the village was a sugar cane proces ...

, 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 Preston Island is a former artificial island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. The reclaimed land was once used for salt production, using local coal. It is part of Fife. History Preston Island, south of Low Valleyfield in the Firth of Forth, w ...

, 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 populatio ...

, 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 is a ghost town in Summit County, Colorado. It is located east of modern Breckenridge, between Jessie mine in Gold Run Gulch and the Jumbo mine. Description Preston is situated above Gold Run Gulch along Dry Gulch Road. The townsite ...

* Preston, Connecticut * Preston, Georgia * Preston, Idaho *

Preston, Illinois Preston is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The community is located along County Route 1 east-northeast of Evansville Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, Unit ...

Preston, Indiana Preston is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Now within the boundaries of the city of Terre Haute, it is also part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area The Terre Haute Metropolitan ...

* Preston, Iowa *

Preston, Kansas Preston is a city in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 115. History 19th century In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a main line from Herington through Preston to ...

Preston, Kentucky Preston is an unincorporated community in Bath County, Kentucky, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. ...

* 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 is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,325 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is the county seat of Fillmore County. The Root River (Minnesota), Root River r ...

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 ...

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 is a village in Richardson County, Nebraska, Richardson County in Southeastern Nebraska, United States. It is located within the Sac and Fox Reservation. The population was 19 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History The Sac ...

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 is an unincorporated community located in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established December 13, 1909. It was named for an Okmulgee oilman, Harry Preston. First known as Hamilton Switch, and now unrecogniz ...

* 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 *

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 is a ghost town in Wharton County, Texas, Wharton County in the U.S. state of Texas. The one-time settlement was located in the land grant belonging to Old Three Hundred settler John Huff near an important north-south trail. During the earl ...

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, Adams County, Wisconsin, a town *

Preston, Grant County, Wisconsin Preston is an unincorporated community in the towns of Fennimore and Wingville, Grant County, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most ...

, an unincorporated community * Preston, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, a town *

Preston Road State Highway 289, known for most of its length as Preston Road, is a north–south Texas state highway. It begins at the intersection of Preston Road and Loop 12/Northwest Highway in Dallas. The Preston Road designation comes from the fact ...

, important thoroughfare to the history and growth of Dallas, Texas, built over a historically important cattle trail

Outer space

3792 Preston Year 379 (Roman numerals, CCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Ausonius and Hermogenianus (or, less frequently, ...

, an asteroid

People

Preston (singer) Samuel Dylan Murray Preston (born 16 January 1982), more commonly known simply as Preston, is an English singer in the band the Ordinary Boys. He also appeared in the reality television show ''Celebrity Big Brother'' in 2006, in which he finish ...

(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 in literature, 1991. Characters *Shiloh - a shy brown and cute white Beagle who escapes from his rude former owner Judd Travers and the main protagonist of ...

, 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 ''Se ...

* Dr.

Preston Burke Preston Xavier Burke, M.D., F.A.C.S is a fictional character from the medical drama television series ''Grey's Anatomy'', which airs on ABC in the United States. The character was created by series producer Shonda Rhimes, and was portrayed by ...

, ''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) John James Preston, commonly known as "Mr. Big", is a recurring character in the HBO series ''Sex and the City'', the follow-up film of the same name and its sequel, and epilogue series '' And Just Like That...'', portrayed by Chris Noth. He i ...

, 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 *

Preston Garvey ''Fallout 4'' is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fourth main game in the ''Fallout'' series and was released worldwide on November 10, 2015, for PlayStation 4, Win ...

, a character in Fallout 4

Ships

Preston (ship) Several ships have been named ''Preston'': * was an East Indiaman. She made six voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) between 1805 and 1819. In 1810 and 1811 she participated as a transport in two British military campaigns. She was sold ...

, multiple ships * HMS ''Preston'', multiple ships * USS ''Preston'', multiple ships *''

WT Preston ''W. T. Preston'' is a specialized sternwheeler that operated as a snagboat, removing log jams and natural debris that prevented river navigation on several Puget Sound-area rivers. She is now the centerpiece of the Snagboat Heritage Center in A ...

'', 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 identified ...

, 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 HM Prison Preston is a Category B men's prison, located in the City Centre area of Preston in Lancashire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. History There has been a prison on the current site of HMP Preston since ...

, a prison in England *

Preston baronets There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Preston, two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, one in the Baronetage of England and another in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The Preston Baronetcy, of Airdrie in the ...

, baronetcies created for persons with the surname Preston * Preston Car Company, a Canadian railway equipment builder *

Preston (METRORail station) Preston is a station on the METRORail Red Line in Houston, Texas (USA). The station is located at Main Street and Preston Street in Downtown Houston. This was the 2nd station heading south along the rail line, but the rail has expanded further nor ...

, Houston, Texas *

Preston (speedway) Preston were a British speedway team that existed from 1929 to 1932. History They first competed in the English Dirt Track League (effectively the Northern League) in 1929 when they were runners-up to Leeds Lions. In the same season they won the ...

, a British speedway team *

Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

, 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 Se ...

, an English rugby football club * Preston Street (disambiguation) *

Preston Road tube station Preston Road is a London Underground station on the Metropolitan line in the London Borough of Brent. It lies between Northwick Park and Wembley Park stations and is in Travelcard Zone 4. It serves the local area of Preston in Wembley and pa ...

, a London Underground station

Prestons

* Prestons, New South Wales, Australia *

Prestons, New Zealand Prestons is a suburb on the northeastern side of Christchurch city. The suburb is named for Thomas Herbert Preston (1824–1884), a local resident and chair of the Avon Road Board. It was first planned as a residential suburb in 2007, and constr ...

Prestons Station, Kentucky Prestonsburg is a small home rule-class city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is in the eastern part of the state in the valley of the Big Sandy River. The population was 3,255 at the time of the 2010 censu ...

, United States