Preston or Prestons may refer to:

Places

Australia

Preston, Victoria Preston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, central business district, located within the City of Darebin Local government areas of Victoria, local ...

** City of Preston (Victoria) ** Electoral district of Preston ** Preston railway station, Melbourne * 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 Guatemala, also known as Preston, is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Mayarí, in Holguín Province. History In the first half of the 20th century, the village was a sugar cane proces ...

, also known as Preston, in the Holguín Province

England

Preston, Lancashire Preston () is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire and the wider City of Preston, Lancashire, City of Preston local government district. Preston ...

, city in Lancashire **The

City of Preston, Lancashire The City of Preston, or simply ''Preston'' (), is a non-metropolitan district, local government district with city status in the United Kingdom, city status in Lancashire, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Ribble and has a populati ...

, a borough and non-metropolitan district ** County Borough of Preston, a local government district containing the settlement from 1835 to 1974 **

Preston (UK Parliament constituency) Preston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate fo ...

** Preston railway station in Preston, Lancashire **The PR postcode area, 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 towns in the United Kingdom, New Town was the largest of the post-war English new towns, designated in 1970 and covering : the County Boro ...

, the conurbation with Preston at its core * Preston, Devon (in Paignton) * Preston, Teignbridge, in Kingsteignton parish, Devon * Preston, Dorset * Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire, near Kingston upon Hull * Preston, Brighton, East Sussex, a suburb * Preston, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, a village * Preston, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, a village * Preston, Hertfordshire * Preston, London, near Wembley ** Preston (ward) * Preston, Northumberland, the location of Preston Tower * Preston, Rutland * 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 Candover, Hampshire * Preston Capes, Northamptonshire * Preston Crowmarsh, Oxfordshire * Preston Deanery, Northamptonshire * Preston Gubbals, Shropshire * Preston-le-Skerne, County Durham * Preston-next-Faversham, Kent * Preston-next-Wingham, Dover, Kent; better known as Preston * Preston on Stour, Warwickshire * Preston-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham * 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 Wynne, Herefordshire * Great Preston, West Yorkshire * Long Preston, North Yorkshire

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 or Preston, 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 is a city in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. The population was 5,591 at the 2020 census, up from 5,204 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Franklin County. It is part of the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Stat ...

* Preston, Illinois * Preston, Indiana * Preston, Iowa * Preston, Kansas * Preston, Kentucky * Preston, Maryland * Preston, Michigan * Preston, Minnesota * Preston, Mississippi *

Preston, Missouri Preston is a village in Hickory County, Missouri, Hickory County, Missouri, United States. The population was 157 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Preston was platted in 1857. Some say the community was named after Samuel P ...

(in Hickory County) * Preston, Jasper County, Missouri * Preston, Nebraska * Preston, Nevada *

Preston, New York Preston is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 1,044 at the 2010 census. Preston is an interior town of Chenango County and is west of the city of Norwich. History The first settler arrived ''circa'' 1787. ...

* 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

ghost town A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...

* 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 * Preston Township (disambiguation)

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'' films * Bill S. Preston Esq. (played by Alex Winter), one half of '' Bill and Ted'' * Cleric John Preston (played by Christian Bale) in ''Equilibrium'' * Dara Lynn Preston, from the ''Shiloh'' films * Dick Preston (played by Dick Van Dyke), from '' The New Dick Van Dyke Show'' * Dr. Preston Burke (played by Isaiah Washington), from ''Grey's Anatomy'' * John James Preston, the full name of Mr. Big (played by Chris Noth), Carrie Bradshaw's love interest in the ''Sex and the City'' television series and ensuing films * Marty Preston, from the ''Shiloh'' films * Preston (played by Colin Hanks), Carl Denham's assistant in ''King Kong'' (2005) * Preston, a medical student and former guard's apprentice in the Tiffany Aching subseries of ''Discworld'' * Preston, the robot dog in the Wallace and Gromit film '' A Close Shave'' * Preston "Bodie" Broadus (played by J.D. Williams), from ''The Wire'' * Preston Garvey (voiced by Jon Gentry), from ''Fallout 4'' * Preston Meyers (played by Ethan Embry), from '' Can't Hardly Wait'' * Preston Northwest (voiced by Nathan Fillion), from ''

Gravity Falls ''Gravity Falls'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery television comedy, comedy animated television series created by Alex Hirsch for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines (Jason Ritter) and his twi ...

'' * Preston Pike (played by Wyatt Lindner), from '' Afraid'' * Preston Tien (played by Peter Sudarso), from '' Power Rangers Ninja Steel'' * Preston Winthrop Esq., from '' MySims Agents'' * Sergeant Preston, from ''Challenge of the Yukon'' (subsequently known as ''Sergeant Preston of the Yukon'')

Ships

* Preston (ship), multiple ships * HMS ''Preston'', multiple ships * 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), private university in Pakistan * Preston College, further education college in Preston, Lancashire, England * Preston High School (disambiguation), several schools

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 station (Houston), 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), several streets * Preston Road tube station, a London Underground station

Prestons

* Prestons, New South Wales, Australia * Prestons, New Zealand * Prestons Station, Kentucky, United States