Preston
Preston is a placename, surname and given name that may refer to:
Places
England
- Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement
- 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
Canada
Scotland
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 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
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