Preston

Preston or Prestons may refer to:

Places

Australia

• Prestons, New South Wales
• Preston, Queensland, Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley regions
• Preston, Queensland (Whitsunday Region)
• Preston, Tasmania
• Preston, Victoria
  • City of Preston (Victoria)
  • Electoral district of Preston

Canada

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

England

• Preston, Lancashire, city in Lancashire
  • City of Preston, Lancashire, 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)
  • The PR postcode area, also known as the Preston postcode area
  • Preston Urban Area, 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
• City of Preston, Lancashire
• 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

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, Illinois
• Preston, Indiana
• Preston, Iowa
• Preston, Kansas
• Preston, Kentucky
• Preston, Maryland
• Preston, Michigan
• Preston, Minnesota
• Preston, Mississippi
• Preston, Missouri (in Hickory County)
• Preston, Jasper County, Missouri
• Preston, Nebraska
• Preston, Nevada
• Preston, New York
• 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
• Preston, Texas, 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 Township (disambiguation)

Elsewhere

• Guatemala, Cuba, also known as Preston, in Holguín Province
• Prestons, New Zealand
• 3792 Preston, an asteroid

People and fictional characters

• Preston (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
• Preston (surname), a list of people and fictional characters
• Preston (singer), British singer Samuel Preston (born 1982)

Ships

• HMS Preston, multiple ships
• USS Preston, multiple ships
• Preston (ship), multiple ships

Schools

• Preston University (United States), a controversial unaccredited institution
• Preston University (Pakistan), a private university
• Preston College, a further education college in Preston, Lancashire, England
• Preston High School (disambiguation)

Sports

• 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

Transportation

• Preston railway station, Melbourne, Australia
• Preston railway station, Preston, Lancashire, England
• Preston Road tube station, a London Underground station
• Preston station (Houston), Houston, Texas, United States
• Preston Road, Dallas, Texas
• Preston Street (disambiguation)

Other uses

• 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

See also

• South Preston, Tasmania, Australia
• East Preston, Nova Scotia, Canada
• North Preston, Nova Scotia
• Great Preston, West Yorkshire, England
• Long Preston, North Yorkshire