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 railway station in Preston, Lancashire **The PR postcode area, 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, Northumberland, Preston Tower *Preston, Rutland *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, Northamptonshire *Preston Gubbals, Shropshire *Preston-le-Skerne, County Durham *Preston-next-Faversham, 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, Somerset *Preston St Mary, Suffolk *Preston-under-Scar, North Yorkshire *Preston upon the Weald Moors, Shropshire *Preston Village, Brighton, Sussex *Preston Wynne, Herefordshire *Great Preston, West Yorkshire *Long Preston, North Yorkshire

Australia

*Preston, Victoria **City of Preston (Victoria) **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 **East Preston, Nova Scotia **North Preston **Preston (electoral district) *Preston, Ontario

Cuba

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

Scotland

*Preston, East Linton, East Lothian *Preston, Prestonpans, East Lothian *Preston, Scottish Borders, near Duns *Preston Island, reclaimed land in the Firth of Forth *Prestonkirk, 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 *Preston, Minnesota *Preston, Mississippi *Preston, Missouri (in Hickory County) *Preston, Jasper County, Missouri *Preston, Nebraska *Preston, Nevada *Preston, New York *Preston, North Carolina *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 List of ghost towns in South Dakota#P through R, ghost town *Preston, Texas (in Grayson County) *Preston, Wharton County, Texas *Preston, Virginia *Preston, Washington *Preston, West Virginia *Preston County, West Virginia *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'', played by Alex Winter * Dara Lynn Preston, from the ''Shiloh'' movies * Dick Preston, ''The New Dick Van Dyke Show'' *Marty Preston, from the ''Shiloh'' movies * Preston Northwest from ''Gravity Falls'' * Sergeant Preston of the Yukon * 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), ''King Kong'' (2005 film) * Cleric John Preston (played by Christian Bale) in Equilibrium (film), ''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 * Preston Garvey, a character in Fallout 4

Ships

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

Schools

*Preston University (United States), controversial unaccredited institution *Preston University (Pakistan), a private university in Pakistan *Preston's College, a further education college in Preston, Lancashire, England *Preston High School (disambiguation)

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., 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