Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates: 53°45′24″N 0°11′49″W / 53.756611°N 0.196915°W
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 Preston
Preston shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| Population | 3,100 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | TA189304 |
| Civil parish | Preston |
| Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HULL |
| Postcode district | HU12 |
| Dialling code | 01482 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Beverley and Holderness |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Preston is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Hull city centre it lies just north of the A1033 road on the crossroads between the B1240 and B1362 roads.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Preston and the hamlet of Salt End.
According to the 2001 UK census, Preston parish had a population of 3,100.[1]
The parish church of All Saints is a Grade I listed building.
There is both a primary school (Preston Primary School) and a secondary school, which achieved Technology College status almost a decade ago, and has a sixth form facility joined onto the school, in Preston. South Holderness Technology College serves the surrounding villages of Paull, Hedon, Bilton, Skirlaugh, Keyingham, Thorngumbald, Aldbrough, West Newton, Burton Constable, Sproatley and others.
Preston has three pubs, a pizza takeaway, a Chinese takeaway and a garden centre, with a farm shop. There is also a butcher's shop on the main street, along with the Post Office.
Recently 'Preston South' was marked clearly by the Council, however the two are not geographically all that close, and still stand as two separate areas separated in places by Hedon.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Preston CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791019&c=Preston&d=16&e=15&g=391348&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1211221971078&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 9.
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- Details from listed building database (166663) . Images of England. English Heritage. - All Saints' Church
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