Preston
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Preston is a placename, surname and given name that may refer to:
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Places [edit]
England [edit]
- 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, Cotswold, Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)
- Preston, Devon (in Paignton)
- Preston, Teignbridge, Devon
- Preston, Dorset
- Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire, near Kingston upon Hull
- Preston, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire (near Ledbury)
- Preston, Hertfordshire
- Preston, London, near Wembley
- Preston, Northumberland
- Preston, Rutland
- Preston, Somerset
- 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, Kent
- Preston-on-Stour, Warwickshire
- Preston-on-Tees, Eaglescliffe, Teesside
- 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 [edit]
Canada [edit]
Scotland [edit]
- Preston, Scottish Borders, near Duns
- Preston, East Lothian, near Prestonpans
- Prestonkirk, near East Linton, East Lothian
- Preston Mill, a watermill near East Linton, East Lothian
United States [edit]
- Preston, Connecticut
- Preston, Georgia
- Preston, Idaho
- Preston, Indiana
- Preston, Iowa
- Preston, Kansas
- Preston, Kentucky
- Preston, Maryland
- Preston, Minnesota
- Preston, Mississippi
- Preston, Missouri
- Preston, Nebraska
- Preston, Nevada
- Preston, New York
- Preston, North Carolina
- Preston, Oklahoma
- Preston, Texas
- 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
People [edit]
- Preston, or Samuel Preston (singer) (born 1982), British singer
- List of people with given name Preston
- List of people with surname Preston
Fictional characters [edit]
- 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
- Marty Preston, from the Shiloh movies
- 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 of the Spaceways, a fictional character from the Honorverse
- Preston (played by Colin Hanks), Carl Denham's assistant in King Kong (2005 film)
- Cleric John Preston (played by Christian Bale), 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.
Other [edit]
- Preston Baronets, baronetcies created for persons with the surname Preston
- Preston Car Company, a Canadian railway equipment builder
- Preston Institute of Management Science and Technology (PIMSAT) is an institute of higher education in Pakistan
- Preston College, a further education college in England
- Preston (HM Prison), a prison in England
- Preston High School (disambiguation), several schools
- Preston (METRORail station), Houston METRORail
- Preston (speedway), a British speedway team
- Preston Street, for streets by this name
- Preston University, controversial unaccredited institution
- Preston University Pakistan, a campus affiliated with Preston University
- HMS Preston, multiple ships
- USS Preston, multiple ships
- WT Preston, a stern wheel snagboat operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers
- 3792 Preston, an asteroid
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