Preston
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A borough of northwest England north-northeast of Liverpool. The Jacobites surrendered here after an uprising in 1715. Population: 184,000.
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Preston
City and borough (pop., 2001: 129,642), county seat of Lancashire, England. On the River Ribble, Preston grew near the site of a Roman fort and received its first charter in 1179. As a market centre, it became known for its wool and linen weaving and its cotton mills. It was the site of the Lancashire Royalist headquarters during the English Civil Wars. The Royalists were defeated there by Oliver Cromwell in 1648. Despite the decline of the cotton textile industry, the economy has remained strong through diversification, and it produces aircraft and motor vehicles.
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Preston
Preston, city (1991 pop. 166,675) and district, Lancashire, N England, on the Ribble River. Preston has an active port and is a center of cotton and rayon manufacturing. Some mills have closed, but work has been created in the areas of engineering, as well as aircraft, motor vehicle, industrial machinery, and electrical appliance production. A guild-merchant festival has been held in Preston every 20 years for more than four centuries. One of the oldest administrative regions in England, Preston has sent representatives to Parliament since the 13th cent. It was the scene of a victory by Oliver Cromwell in 1648 and of the surrender of the Jacobites after the rising of 1715. The Gothic town hall was completed in 1867 from designs by George Gilbert Scott. The Harris Museum and Art Gallery is a notable attraction. The city is the birthplace of Richard Arkwright and Francis Thompson.
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A common name, ‘farmstead of the priests’, OE prēost + tūn; examples include: Preston Dorset. Prestun (1228). Preston E. Loth, see Prestonpans. Preston East Riding of City & County of Yorkshire Prestone (1086) (DB). Preston E. Sussex. Prestetone (1086) (DB). Preston Lancashire Prestune (1086) (DB). Preston Northumberland Preston (1242). Preston Bissett Buckinghamshire Prestone (1086) (DB), Preston Byset (1327). Manorial affix from the Biset family, holders of the manor from the 12th cent. Preston Capes Northamptonshire Prestetone (1086) (DB), Preston Capes (1300). Manorial affix from the de Capes family, here in the 13th cent. Preston Gubbals Shropshire Prestone (1086) (DB), Preston Gobald (1292). Manorial affix from a priest called Godebold who held the manor in (1086). Preston, Long N. City & County of Yorks. Prestune (1086) (DB). Affix refers to the length of the village. Preston-under-Scar N. City & County of Yorks. Prestun (1086) (DB), Preston undescar (1568). Affix means ‘under the rocky hill’ from OScand. sker. Preston Wynne Herefordshire Prestetune (1086) (DB). Manorial affix from a family called la Wyne here in the 14th cent.
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Places
England
- Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement
- The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement
- County Borough of Preston, a local government district containing the settlement from 1835 to 1974
- Preston (UK Parliament constituency)
- Preston railway station in Preston, Lancashire
- The PR postcode area, also known as the Preston postcode area
- Preston Urban Area, the conurbation with Preston at its core
- 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
- Preston, Victoria
- Electoral district of Preston, an electoral district in Victoria
- Preston, Tasmania
- Preston, Queensland
Canada
Scotland
- Preston, Scottish Borders, near Duns
- Preston, East Lothian, near Prestonpans
- Prestonkirk, near East Linton, East Lothian
- Preston Mill, a watermill near East Linton, East Lothian
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 Bailey (born 2000), American child actor
- 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
- Bill S. Preston Esq., one half of Bill and Ted, played by Alex Winter
- Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
- Dr. Preston Burke, Grey's Anatomy
- Preston the robot dog in the Wallace and Gromit film A Close Shave
- Preston of the Spaceways, a fictional character from the Honorverse
- Preston (played by Colin Hanks), Carl Denham's assistant in King Kong (2005 film)
- Cleric John Preston (played by Christian Bale), Equilibrium (film)
- Preston Winthrop from MySims Agents
- John James Preston, the full name of Mr. Big (Sex and the City), Carrie Bradshaw's love interest in the Sex and the City television series and ensuing films.
Other
- Preston Baronets, baronetcies created for persons with the surname Preston
- Preston Car Company, a Canadian railway equipment builder
- Preston (METRORail station), Houston METRORail
- Preston Street, for streets by this name
- Preston University, controversial unaccredited institution
- Preston University Pakistan, a campus affiliated with Preston University
- WT Preston, a stern wheel snagboat operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers
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