Preston

Preston is a placename, 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, 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 (ward)
• 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

• Preston, Victoria
  • City of Preston (Victoria)
  • Electoral district of Preston
• Preston, Tasmania
• Preston, Queensland

Canada

• Preston, Nova Scotia
  • East Preston, Nova Scotia
  • North Preston, Nova Scotia
  • Preston (electoral district)
• Preston, Ontario

Scotland

• 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

• 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

• Preston, or Samuel 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
• 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

• 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