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 The electoral district of Preston is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It currently centres on the northern Melbourne suburbs of Preston and Reservoir. It has always been a safe Labor Party seat. The most prominen ...

Preston railway station, Melbourne Preston railway station is a commuter railway station located in the north-eastern suburb of Preston, Victoria, Preston in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station opened on 8 October 1889, with the former ground level station closed and dem ...

* Preston, Queensland, Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley regions * Preston, Queensland (Whitsunday Region) * Preston, Tasmania * South Preston, Tasmania *

Prestons, New South Wales Prestons is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 37 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool. History In the 1800s, this general area was kno ...

Canada

Preston, Nova Scotia Preston is an area in central Nova Scotia, Canada in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Halifax Regional Municipality, located on Nova Scotia Trunk 7, Trunk 7. Preston includes the subdivisions of East Preston, Nova Scotia, East Pre ...

East Preston, Nova Scotia East Preston is an expansive rural Black Nova Scotian community located in eastern Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, in Atlantic Canada. The population at the time of the 2016 census was 869. Geography East Preston is within the Halifax ...

North Preston North Preston is a community located in Nova Scotia, Canada within the Halifax Regional Municipality. The community is populated primarily by Black Nova Scotians. North Preston is the largest Black community in Nova Scotia by population, an ...

Preston (electoral district) Preston is a provincial electoral district in the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It has existed from 1993 to 2013 and since 2021 and elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district includes ...

Preston, Ontario Preston is a community in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario. Prior to 1973 it was an independent town, incorporated in 1915, but amalgamation with the town of Hespeler, Ontario, the city of Galt, Onta ...

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 Preston Municipal Borough, also known as the County Borough of Preston from 1889, was a local government district coterminate with the town of Preston in Lancashire, northwest England from 1836 to 1974. Preston was one of only a few industri ...

, 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 Preston railway station, in Preston, Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, England, is an interchange on the West Coast Main Line; it is approximately half-way between Euston railway station, London Euston and Glasgow Central station, Glasgow Centra ...

in Preston, Lancashire **The

PR postcode area The PR postcode area, also known as the Preston postcode area, is a group of eleven postcode districts in North West England which together cover northern Merseyside and parts of central and southern Lancashire. Its four post towns are Chorley, ...

, 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 Preston is a suburb located in the northern part of Paignton in Devon. Preston is a popular destination for family holidays and has two main beaches; Hollicombe, a red sandy beach with cliffs and rock pools, and Preston Sands with rock pools, b ...

(in Paignton) * Preston, Teignbridge, in

Kingsteignton Kingsteignton ( ), is a town and civil parish in south Devon, England. It lies at the head of the Teign Estuary to the west of Teignmouth in the Teignbridge district. It is bypassed by the A380 and is also on the A383, A381, B3193 and B31 ...

parish, Devon *

Preston, Dorset Preston is a coastal village and suburb of Weymouth in south Dorset, England. It is approximately north-east of Weymouth town centre and west of the village of Osmington. Preston contains two Haven campsites, Seaview and Weymouth Bay. It i ...

Preston, East Riding of 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 east of Hull city centre it lies just north of the A1033 road on the crossroads between the B1240 ...

, near Kingston upon Hull *

Preston, Brighton Preston or Preston Village is a suburb of Brighton and Hove, in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, England. It is to the north of the centre. Originally a village in its own right, it was eventually absorbed into Brighton with the developme ...

, East Sussex, a suburb *

Preston, Cotswold Preston is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, situated 2.2 km south-east of the town of Cirencester. It is administered by the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 32 ...

, Gloucestershire, a village *

Preston, Forest of Dean Preston is a village, former manor, civil and ecclesiastical parish in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. It is situated 22 km north-west of the city of Gloucester and 4 km south-west of the Herefordshire town of Ledbur ...

, Gloucestershire, a village *

Preston, Hertfordshire Preston is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish about south of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the parish had a population of 425. History The village grew up around the Knigh ...

* 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 is a suburb about a mile north of North Shields, in the North Tyneside district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. Its population was recorded at 8419 in the 2011 census. Historically a separate entity, it has slowly been absorbe ...

* Preston, Aldbourne and Ramsbury, Wiltshire * Preston, Lyneham, Wiltshire * Preston Bagot, Warwickshire * Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire * Preston Brook, Cheshire *

Preston Candover Preston Candover is a village and large civil parish in Hampshire, England. It has two churches, only one of which is still in use. Its nearest town is Basingstoke, approximately away. It has an acreage of , which lies on comparatively low gro ...

, Hampshire *

Preston Capes Preston Capes is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. The population, including Canons Abbey, at the 2011 census was 216, up from 188 at the 2001 census. The village's name means "Priest Farm/Settlement". The villag ...

, Northamptonshire * Preston Crowmarsh, Oxfordshire * Preston Deanery, Northamptonshire * Preston Gubbals, Shropshire * Preston-le-Skerne, County Durham *

Preston-next-Faversham Preston or Preston-next-Faversham is an area of the town of Faversham, in the Swale district, in Kent, England, which in the past was a separate village and parish. It became a civil parish in 1866, but in 1894 was divided into 2 civil parishes ...

, Kent * Preston-next-Wingham, Dover, Kent; better known as Preston * Preston on Stour, Warwickshire *

Preston-on-Tees Preston-on-Tees, locally called Preston, is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 1,689. It is home to Preston Hall and its accompanying publ ...

, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham * Preston on the Hill, Cheshire * Preston on Wye, Herefordshire *

Preston Plucknett Preston Plucknett is a suburb of Yeovil in Somerset, England. It was once a small village, and a separate civil parish until 31 March 1930, when it was absorbed into the neighbouring parishes of Yeovil, Brympton and West Coker. It was listed in ...

, Somerset * Preston St Mary, Suffolk *

Preston-under-Scar Preston-under-Scar is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Leyburn. The village population was 120 at the 2001 census, increasing to 170 by the 2011 census. The village is mentioned in t ...

, North Yorkshire * Preston upon the Weald Moors, Shropshire * Preston Wynne, Herefordshire * Great Preston, West Yorkshire *

Long Preston Long Preston is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, in the Yorkshire Dales. It lies along the A65 road, and is from Skipton and from Settle. The population of Long Preston in 2001 was 680, increasing to 74 ...

, 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 East Linton is a village and former police burgh in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the River Tyne and A199 road (former A1 road) five miles east of Haddington, with an estimated population of in . During the 19th century the populatio ...

or Preston, near East Linton, East Lothian *

Preston Mill Preston Mill is a watermill on the River Tyne at the eastern edge of East Linton on the B1407 Preston Road, in East Lothian, Scotland, UK. It is situated close to Prestonkirk Parish Church, the Smeaton Hepburn Estate, Smeaton Lake, and Phan ...

, 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 is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut planning region. Its population was 4,788 at the 2020 census. The town includes the villages of Long Society, Preston City, and ...

Preston, Georgia Preston is an unincorporated community in Webster County, Georgia, United States, located seventeen miles west of Americus. The population was 453 at the 2000 census. From 1857 to 2009, Preston was an incorporated municipality. The community is ...

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 is a city in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 115. History 19th century In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a main line from Herington through Preston t ...

* Preston, Kentucky * Preston, Maryland * Preston, Michigan *

Preston, Minnesota Preston is a city in and the county seat of Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,325 at the 2010 census. The Root River runs through it, and Mystery Cave State Park is nearby. It bills itself as "America's Trout C ...

Preston, Mississippi Preston (also Pleasant Springs) is an unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi. It lies at the intersection of State Highways 21 and 397 northwest of the city of De Kalb, the county seat of Kemper County. Its elevation is 541&nbs ...

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 is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United ...

Preston, Nebraska Preston is a village in Richardson County in Southeastern Nebraska, United States. It is located within the Sac and Fox Reservation. The population was 19 at the 2020 census. History The Sac Post Office, established in 1874, was named for the S ...

* 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 is an unincorporated community located in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 169 at the 2020 census. History First known as Hamilton Switch, and now unrecognizable from the past, Preston was once a highly pro ...

* 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 is an unincorporated and exurban community in the northwest United States, located east of Seattle in King County, Washington. It was named after railway official William T. Preston. Preston is a historic mill town on the northe ...

* Preston, West Virginia *

Preston County, West Virginia Preston County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, the population was 34,216. Its county seat is Kingwood, West Virginia, Kingwood. The county was fo ...

Preston, Adams County, Wisconsin Preston is a town in Adams County, Wisconsin, Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,377 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, slightly down from 1,393 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. The unincor ...

, a town *

Preston, Grant County, Wisconsin Preston is an unincorporated community in the towns of Fennimore and Wingville, Grant County, Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It bo ...

, an unincorporated community *

Preston, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Preston is a town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 951 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 59.2 square miles (153.2 km2), of which, ...

, a town *

Preston Road State Highway 289, known for most of its length as Preston Road, is a north–south Texas state highway. It begins at the intersection of Preston Road and Texas State Highway Loop 12, Loop 12/Northwest Highway in Dallas. The 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) Samuel Dylan Murray Preston (born 16 January 1982), more commonly known simply as Preston, is an English singer-songwriter and reality TV contestant. He is a member of the band the Ordinary Boys, finding fame appearing in the reality television ...

(born 1982), British singer *

List of people with given name Preston A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...

* 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 ''The New Dick Van Dyke Show'' is an American sitcom starring Dick Van Dyke that aired on CBS from 1971 to 1974. It was Van Dyke's first return to series television since '' The Dick Van Dyke Show''. Background CBS was so eager to have Dick V ...

'' * 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 This is a list of characters from '' Shiloh'' by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor published in 1991. Characters * Shiloh - a shy brown and cute white Beagle who escapes from his rude former owner Judd Travers and the main protagonist of the books and fil ...

, 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 ''A Close Shave'' is a 1995 British stop-motion animated short film produced by Aardman Animations. Directed by Nick Park and written by Park and Bob Baker, it is the third installment in the '' Wallace & Gromit'' series, following '' A Grand ...

'' * 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 ''Can't Hardly Wait'' is a 1998 American teen romantic comedy film written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. It stars an ensemble cast including Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, an ...

'' * 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 ''Power Rangers Ninja Steel'' is the twenty-fourth season of the television program ''Power Rangers''. The season was produced primarily using footage, costumes, and props from Japanese 39th Super Sentai series '' Shuriken Sentai Ninninger'' ...

'' * Preston Winthrop Esq., from ''

MySims Agents ''MySims Agents'' is a 2009 mystery life simulation video game published by Electronic Arts. The fifth instalment in the ''MySims'' series, it was released in Europe on September 25, 2009, and in Australia on October 5, 2009 for both the Nintendo ...

'' * 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 ''W. T. Preston'' is a specialized sternwheeler that operated as a snagboat, removing log jams and natural debris that prevented river navigation on several Puget Sound-area rivers. She is now the centerpiece of the Snagboat Heritage Center in ...

'', 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 The Preston Car Company was a Canadian manufacturer of streetcars and other railway equipment, founded in 1908. It was formed by local investors including Frederick and George Adam Clare. The company was located in the town of Preston, Ontario ...

, a Canadian railway equipment builder * Preston station (Houston), Houston, Texas * Preston (speedway), a British speedway team *

Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...

, an English football club * Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C., an English rugby football club *

Preston Street (disambiguation) Preston Street may refer to: *Preston Street (Ottawa) * Preston Street (Baltimore) *A section of Kentucky Route 61 Kentucky Route 61 (KY 61) is a long Kentucky State Highway extending north from the Tennessee state line in Cumberland County t ...

, several streets * Preston Road tube station, a London Underground station

Prestons

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