# Preston

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**Preston** or **Prestons** may refer to:

## Places

### Australia

- [Preston, Victoria](/source/Preston,_Victoria) - [City of Preston (Victoria)](/source/City_of_Preston_(Victoria)) - [Electoral district of Preston](/source/Electoral_district_of_Preston) - [Preston railway station, Melbourne](/source/Preston_railway_station,_Melbourne)
- [Preston, Queensland](/source/Preston,_Queensland), Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley regions
- [Preston, Queensland (Whitsunday Region)](/source/Preston,_Queensland_(Whitsunday_Region))
- [Preston, Tasmania](/source/Preston,_Tasmania)
- [South Preston, Tasmania](/source/South_Preston,_Tasmania)
- [Prestons, New South Wales](/source/Prestons,_New_South_Wales)

### Canada

- [Preston, Nova Scotia](/source/Preston,_Nova_Scotia) - [East Preston, Nova Scotia](/source/East_Preston,_Nova_Scotia) - [North Preston](/source/North_Preston) - [Preston (electoral district)](/source/Preston_(electoral_district))
- [Preston, Ontario](/source/Preston,_Ontario)

### Cuba

- [Guatemala, Cuba](/source/Guatemala,_Cuba), also known as Preston, in the Holguín Province

### England

- [Preston, Lancashire](/source/Preston,_Lancashire), city in Lancashire - The [City of Preston, Lancashire](/source/City_of_Preston,_Lancashire), a borough and non-metropolitan district - [County Borough of Preston](/source/County_Borough_of_Preston), a local government district containing the settlement from 1835 to 1974 - [Preston (UK Parliament constituency)](/source/Preston_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) - [Preston railway station](/source/Preston_railway_station) in Preston, Lancashire - The [PR postcode area](/source/PR_postcode_area), also known as the Preston postcode area - [Preston Urban Area](/source/Preston_Urban_Area), the conurbation with Preston at its core
- [Preston, Devon](/source/Preston,_Devon) (in Paignton)
- [Preston, Teignbridge](/source/Preston,_Teignbridge), in [Kingsteignton](/source/Kingsteignton) parish, Devon
- [Preston, Dorset](/source/Preston,_Dorset)
- [Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire](/source/Preston,_East_Riding_of_Yorkshire), near Kingston upon Hull
- [Preston, Brighton](/source/Preston,_Brighton), East Sussex, a suburb
- [Preston, Cotswold](/source/Preston,_Cotswold), Gloucestershire, a village
- [Preston, Forest of Dean](/source/Preston,_Forest_of_Dean), Gloucestershire, a village
- [Preston, Hertfordshire](/source/Preston,_Hertfordshire)
- [Preston, London](/source/Preston,_London), near Wembley - [Preston (ward)](/source/Preston_(ward))
- [Preston, Northumberland](/source/Preston,_Northumberland), the location of [Preston Tower](/source/Preston_Tower,_Northumberland)
- [Preston, Rutland](/source/Preston,_Rutland)
- [Preston, Shropshire](/source/Preston,_Shropshire), in [Upton Magna](/source/Upton_Magna) parish
- [Preston, Somerset](/source/Preston,_Somerset), in Stogumber parish
- [Preston, Tyne and Wear](/source/Preston,_Tyne_and_Wear)
- [Preston, Aldbourne and Ramsbury](/source/Preston,_Aldbourne_and_Ramsbury), Wiltshire
- [Preston, Lyneham](/source/Preston,_Lyneham), Wiltshire
- [Preston Bagot](/source/Preston_Bagot), Warwickshire
- [Preston Bissett](/source/Preston_Bissett), Buckinghamshire
- [Preston Brook](/source/Preston_Brook), Cheshire
- [Preston Candover](/source/Preston_Candover), Hampshire
- [Preston Capes](/source/Preston_Capes), Northamptonshire
- [Preston Crowmarsh](/source/Preston_Crowmarsh), Oxfordshire
- [Preston Deanery](/source/Preston_Deanery), Northamptonshire
- [Preston Gubbals](/source/Preston_Gubbals), Shropshire
- [Preston-le-Skerne](/source/Preston-le-Skerne), County Durham
- [Preston-next-Faversham](/source/Preston-next-Faversham), Kent
- [Preston-next-Wingham](/source/Preston-next-Wingham), Dover, Kent; better known as Preston
- [Preston on Stour](/source/Preston_on_Stour), Warwickshire
- [Preston-on-Tees](/source/Preston-on-Tees), Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
- [Preston on the Hill](/source/Preston_on_the_Hill), Cheshire
- [Preston on Wye](/source/Preston_on_Wye), Herefordshire
- [Preston Plucknett](/source/Preston_Plucknett), Somerset
- [Preston St Mary](/source/Preston_St_Mary), Suffolk
- [Preston-under-Scar](/source/Preston-under-Scar), North Yorkshire
- [Preston upon the Weald Moors](/source/Preston_upon_the_Weald_Moors), Shropshire
- [Preston Wynne](/source/Preston_Wynne), Herefordshire
- [Great Preston](/source/Great_Preston), West Yorkshire
- [Long Preston](/source/Long_Preston), North Yorkshire

### Scotland

- [Preston, East Linton](/source/Preston,_East_Linton), East Lothian
- [Preston, Prestonpans](/source/Preston,_Prestonpans), East Lothian
- [Preston, Scottish Borders](/source/Preston,_Scottish_Borders), near Duns
- [Preston Island](/source/Preston_Island), reclaimed land in the Firth of Forth
- [Prestonkirk](/source/Prestonkirk) or Preston, near East Linton, East Lothian
- [Preston Mill](/source/Preston_Mill), a watermill near East Linton, East Lothian

### United States

- [Preston, Alabama](/source/Preston,_Alabama), see [List of places in Alabama: N–R#P](/source/List_of_places_in_Alabama:_N%E2%80%93R#P)
- [Preston, Arkansas](/source/Preston,_Arkansas), see [List of places in Arkansas: P](/source/List_of_places_in_Arkansas:_P)
- [Preston, California](/source/Preston,_California)
- [Preston, Colorado](/source/Preston,_Colorado)
- [Preston, Connecticut](/source/Preston,_Connecticut)
- [Preston, Georgia](/source/Preston,_Georgia)
- [Preston, Idaho](/source/Preston,_Idaho)
- [Preston, Illinois](/source/Preston,_Illinois)
- [Preston, Indiana](/source/Preston,_Indiana)
- [Preston, Iowa](/source/Preston,_Iowa)
- [Preston, Kansas](/source/Preston,_Kansas)
- [Preston, Kentucky](/source/Preston,_Kentucky)
- [Preston, Maryland](/source/Preston,_Maryland)
- [Preston, Michigan](/source/Preston,_Michigan)
- [Preston, Minnesota](/source/Preston,_Minnesota)
- [Preston, Mississippi](/source/Preston,_Mississippi)
- [Preston, Missouri](/source/Preston,_Missouri) (in Hickory County)
- [Preston, Jasper County, Missouri](/source/Preston,_Jasper_County,_Missouri)
- [Preston, Nebraska](/source/Preston,_Nebraska)
- [Preston, Nevada](/source/Preston,_Nevada)
- [Preston, New York](/source/Preston,_New_York)
- [Preston, North Carolina](/source/Preston,_North_Carolina)
- [Preston, Oklahoma](/source/Preston,_Oklahoma)
- [Preston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania](/source/Preston,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania), see [List of places in Pennsylvania: Pl–Q](/source/List_of_places_in_Pennsylvania:_Pl%E2%80%93Q)
- [Preston, McKean County, Pennsylvania](/source/Preston,_McKean_County,_Pennsylvania), see [List of places in Pennsylvania: Pl–Q](/source/List_of_places_in_Pennsylvania:_Pl%E2%80%93Q)
- [Preston, South Dakota](/source/Preston,_South_Dakota), a [ghost town](/source/List_of_ghost_towns_in_South_Dakota#P_through_R)
- [Preston, Texas](/source/Preston,_Texas) (in Grayson County)
- [Preston, Wharton County, Texas](/source/Preston,_Wharton_County,_Texas)
- [Preston, Virginia](/source/Preston,_Virginia)
- [Preston, Washington](/source/Preston,_Washington)
- [Preston, West Virginia](/source/Preston,_West_Virginia)
- [Preston County, West Virginia](/source/Preston_County,_West_Virginia)
- [Preston, Adams County, Wisconsin](/source/Preston,_Adams_County,_Wisconsin), a town
- [Preston, Grant County, Wisconsin](/source/Preston,_Grant_County,_Wisconsin), an unincorporated community
- [Preston, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin](/source/Preston,_Trempealeau_County,_Wisconsin), a town
- [Preston Road](/source/Preston_Road), important thoroughfare to the history and growth of Dallas, Texas, built over a historically important cattle trail
- [Preston Township](/source/Preston_Township_(disambiguation)) (disambiguation)

### Outer space

- [3792 Preston](/source/3792_Preston), an asteroid

## People

- [Preston (singer)](/source/Preston_(singer)) (born 1982), British singer
- [List of people with given name Preston](/source/List_of_people_with_given_name_Preston)
- [List of people with surname Preston](/source/List_of_people_with_surname_Preston)

## Fictional characters

- [Becky Preston](/source/Becky_Preston), from the *Shiloh* films
- Bill S. Preston Esq. (played by Alex Winter), one half of *[Bill and Ted](/source/Bill_and_Ted)*
- Cleric John Preston (played by Christian Bale) in [*Equilibrium*](/source/Equilibrium_(film))
- [Dara Lynn Preston](/source/Dara_Lynn_Preston), from the *Shiloh* films
- Dick Preston (played by Dick Van Dyke), from *[The New Dick Van Dyke Show](/source/The_New_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show)*
- Dr. [Preston Burke](/source/Preston_Burke) (played by Isaiah Washington), from *Grey's Anatomy*
- John James Preston, the full name of [Mr. Big](/source/Mr._Big_(Sex_and_the_City)) (played by Chris Noth), Carrie Bradshaw's love interest in the *Sex and the City* television series and ensuing films
- [Marty Preston](/source/Marty_Preston), from the *Shiloh* films
- Preston (played by Colin Hanks), Carl Denham's assistant in [*King Kong*](/source/King_Kong_(2005_film)) (2005)
- Preston, a medical student and former guard's apprentice in the [Tiffany Aching](/source/Tiffany_Aching) subseries of *Discworld*
- Preston, the robot dog in the Wallace and Gromit film *[A Close Shave](/source/A_Close_Shave)*
- [Preston "Bodie" Broadus](/source/Bodie_Broadus) (played by J.D. Williams), from *The Wire*
- [Preston Garvey](/source/Preston_Garvey) (voiced by Jon Gentry), from *Fallout 4*
- Preston Meyers (played by Ethan Embry), from *[Can't Hardly Wait](/source/Can't_Hardly_Wait)*
- Preston Northwest (voiced by Nathan Fillion), from *[Gravity Falls](/source/Gravity_Falls)*
- Preston Pike (played by Wyatt Lindner), from *[Afraid](/source/Afraid_(film))*
- Preston Tien (played by Peter Sudarso), from *[Power Rangers Ninja Steel](/source/Power_Rangers_Ninja_Steel)*
- Preston Winthrop Esq., from *[MySims Agents](/source/MySims_Agents)*
- [Sergeant Preston](/source/Challenge_of_the_Yukon#Sgt._Preston), from *Challenge of the Yukon* (subsequently known as *Sergeant Preston of the Yukon*)

## Ships

- [Preston (ship)](/source/Preston_(ship)), multiple ships
- [HMS *Preston*](/source/HMS_Preston), multiple ships
- [USS *Preston*](/source/USS_Preston), multiple ships
- *[WT Preston](/source/WT_Preston)*, a stern wheel snagboat operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers

## Schools

- [Preston University (United States)](/source/Preston_University_(United_States)), controversial unaccredited institution
- [Preston University (Pakistan)](/source/Preston_University_(Pakistan)), private university in Pakistan
- [Preston College](/source/Preston_College), further education college in Preston, Lancashire, England
- [Preston High School (disambiguation)](/source/Preston_High_School_(disambiguation)), several schools

## Other

- [HM Prison Preston](/source/HM_Prison_Preston), a prison in England
- [Preston baronets](/source/Preston_baronets), baronetcies created for persons with the surname Preston
- [Preston Car Company](/source/Preston_Car_Company), a Canadian railway equipment builder
- [Preston station (Houston)](/source/Preston_station_(Houston)), Houston, Texas
- [Preston (speedway)](/source/Preston_(speedway)), a British speedway team
- [Preston North End F.C.](/source/Preston_North_End_F.C.), an English football club
- [Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C.](/source/Preston_Grasshoppers_R.F.C.), an English rugby football club
- [Preston Street (disambiguation)](/source/Preston_Street_(disambiguation)), several streets
- [Preston Road tube station](/source/Preston_Road_tube_station), a London Underground station

## Prestons

- [Prestons, New South Wales](/source/Prestons,_New_South_Wales), Australia
- [Prestons, New Zealand](/source/Prestons,_New_Zealand)
- [Prestons Station, Kentucky](/source/Prestons_Station,_Kentucky), United States

## See also

- [City of Preston (disambiguation)](/source/City_of_Preston_(disambiguation))
- [Justice Preston (disambiguation)](/source/Justice_Preston_(disambiguation))

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