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, 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