Preston.
An industrial city in Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5329).
Meaning & usage
An industrial city in Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5329).
Several other places in England: A hamlet in Kingsteignton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8574).
Several other places in England: A suburb of Paignton, Torbay borough, Devon (OS grid ref SX8962).
Several other places in England: A suburban village north-east of Weymouth, Dorset, previously in Weymouth and Portland district (OS grid ref SY7083).
Several other places in England: A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, east of Hull (OS grid ref TA1830).
Several other places in England: A suburb of Brighton, East Sussex, otherwise known as Preston Village (OS grid ref TQ3006)
Several other places in England: A village and civil parish east of Cirencester, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0400).
Several other places in England: A hamlet in Dymock parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO6734).
Several other places in England: A suburban area in the borough of Brent, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1887).
Several other places in England: A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, west of Stevenage (OS grid ref TL1824).
Several other places in England: A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2561).
Several other places in England: A hamlet in Ellingham parish, northern Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1825).
Several other places in England: A village and civil parish (without a council) north of Uppingham, Rutland (OS grid ref SK8702).
Several other places in England: A hamlet in Upton Magna parish, east of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5211).
Several other places in England: A hamlet in Stogumber parish, Somerset, previously in West Somerset and Somerset West and Taunton districts (OS grid ref ST0935).
Several other places in England: A suburb of North Shields, Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ3569).
Several other places in England: A hamlet in Aldbourne parish and Ramsbury parish, east Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2774).
Several other places in England: A hamlet in Lyneham and Bradenstoke parish, north-central Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0378).
A place in Scotland: A suburb of Prestonpans, East Lothian council area (OS grid ref NT3974).
A place in Scotland: A hamlet next to East Linton, East Lothian council area (OS grid ref NT5977).
A place in Scotland: A village north of Duns, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area (OS grid ref NT7957).
A place in Canada: An area of Halifax regional municipality, Nova Scotia.
A place in Canada: A community in Cambridge, Ontario.
A number of places in Australia: A rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, north Queensland.
A number of places in Australia: A rural locality in Toowoomba Region and Lockyer Valley Region, south Queensland.
A number of places in Australia: A village in Central Coast council area, Tasmania.
A number of places in Australia: A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Darebin, Victoria.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sonoma County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Summit County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: A town in New London County, Connecticut.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community, the county seat of Webster County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Idaho.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Richland County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Vigo County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Jackson County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Pratt County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bath County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Caroline County, Maryland.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Fillmore County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Hickory County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: An inactive township in Platte County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Richardson County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Chenango County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of the town of Cary, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Grayson County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Wharton County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A populated place in Henry County, Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in King County, Washington.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and coal town in Preston County, West Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the towns of Fennimore and Wingville, Grant County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
A habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Where this word comes from
From Old English prēost (“priest”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Prestatyn.
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