Preston Village is a

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area of

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to the north of the centre. Originally a village in its own right, it was eventually absorbed into

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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

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. Preston, the suburb of

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was named after the village in 1856.

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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

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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.

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Preston on ''My Brighton and Hove''
Areas of Brighton and Hove Conservation areas in England {{EastSussex-geo-stub

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