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, Northumberland
• Preston, Rutland
• Preston, Somerset
• Preston, Tyne and Wear
• Preston, Aldbourne and Ramsbury, Wiltshire
• Preston, Lyneham, Wiltshire
• Preston Brook, Cheshire
• Preston Deanery, a village in Northamptonshire
• Preston Gubbals, a village in Shropshire
• Preston on Tees, Eaglescliffe, Teesside
• Preston on the Hill, Cheshire
• Preston St Mary, Suffolk
• Preston Village, Brighton, Sussex
• Preston-next-Faversham, Kent
• Preston-next-Wingham, Kent

Australia

• Preston, Victoria
• Electoral district of Preston, an electoral district in Victoria
• Preston, Tasmania
• Preston, Queensland

Canada

• Preston, Nova Scotia
  • East Preston, Nova Scotia
  • North Preston, Nova Scotia
• 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, Iowa
• Preston, Kansas
• Preston, Kentucky
• Preston, Maryland
• Preston, Minnesota
• Preston, Mississippi
• Preston, Nebraska
• Preston, New York
• Preston, North Carolina
• Preston, Oklahoma
• Preston, Texas
• Preston, Washington
• Preston County, West Virginia
• Preston, Adams County, Wisconsin
• Preston, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
• Preston Road, important thoroughfare to the history and growth of Dallas, Texas, built over a historically important cattle trail

People

Surname

• Andrew Preston (1846-1924), American businessman, founder of United Fruit Company
• Billy Preston (1946-2006), American musician
• Brian Preston (born 1958), Australian judge
• Carrie Preston (born 1967), American actress
• Douglas Preston (born 1956), American author
• Duke Preston (born 1982), American football player
• Duncan Preston (born 1946), British actor
• Edward Carter Preston (1885-1965), British artist
• Frank W. Preston (1896-1989), American ecologist, engineer, and conservationist
• Herbert Irving Preston, American Medal of Honor recipient
• Hubert Preston (1868-1960), British journalist
• John Preston (author) (1945-1994), American author and editor
• John S. Preston (1809-1881), American general
• Johnny Preston (born 1939), American singer
• Kelly Preston (born 1962), American actress
• Kenneth Preston (born 1957), American soldier
• Margaret Preston (1875-1963), Australian artist
• Matt Preston (born 1961), Australian journalist
• Paul Preston (born 1946), British historian
• Peter Preston (born 1938), British journalist
• Ray Preston (American football) (born 1954), American football player
• Richard Preston (born 1954), American author
• Robert Preston (actor) (1918-1987), American actor
• Rock Preston (born 1975), American football player
• Samuel Preston (singer) (born 1982), British singer
• Samuel Tolver Preston (1844-1917), British engineer and physicist
• Simon Preston (born 1938), British organist and composer
• Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara (1585-1655), Irish soldier
• Thomas Preston (British Army officer) (1722-1798)
• William Preston (Freemason) (1742-1818), Scottish author
• William Ballard Preston (1805-1862), American politician
• William C. Preston (1794-1860), American politician

First name

• Preston Bailey (born 2000), American child actor
• Preston Blair (1908-1995), American animator
• Preston Brooks (1819-1857), American politician
• Preston Campbell (born 1977), Australian rugby league footballer
• Preston Edwards (born 1989), English footballer
• Preston Foster (1900-1970), American actor
• Preston Keat (born 1966), American political scientist
• Preston Love (1921-2004), American jazz musician
• Preston Manning (born 1942), Canadian politician
• Preston Martin (1923-2007), American banker
• Preston Quick (born 1978), American squash player
• Preston Reed (born 1955), American guitarist
• Preston Shumpert (born 1979), American-Turkish basketball player
• Preston Smith (governor) (1912-2003), American politician, governor of Texas
• Preston Sturges (1898-1959), American writer and director
• Preston Tucker (1903-1956), American automobile designer and entrepreneur

Fictional characters

• Bill S. Preston Esq., one half of Bill and Ted, played by Alex Winter
• 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 (METRORail station), Houston METRORail
• Preston Street, for streets by this name
• Preston University, controversial unaccredited institution
• Preston University Pakistan, a campus affiliated with Preston University
• WT Preston, a stern wheel snagboat operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers