Preston

Meanings

1. An industrial city in Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5329).
2. Several other places in England:
3. A hamlet in Kingsteignton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8574).
4. A suburb of Paignton, Torbay borough, Devon (OS grid ref SX8962).
5. A suburban village north-east of Weymouth, Dorset, previously in Weymouth and Portland district (OS grid ref SY7083).
6. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, east of Hull (OS grid ref TA1830).
7. A suburb of Brighton, East Sussex, otherwise known as Preston Village (OS grid ref TQ3006)
8. A village and civil parish east of Cirencester, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0400).
9. A hamlet in Dymock parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO6734).
10. A suburban area in the borough of Brent, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1887).
11. A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, west of Stevenage (OS grid ref TL1824).
12. A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2561).

Etymology

From Old English prēost (“priest”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Prestatyn.