Preston

Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to:

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, Devon (in Paignton)
 * Preston, Dorset
 * Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire, near Kingston upon Hull
 * Preston, Hertfordshire
 * Preston, London, near Wembley
 * Preston (ward)
 * Preston, Rutland
 * Preston, Somerset
 * Preston, Tyne and Wear
 * Preston, Aldbourne and Ramsbury, Wiltshire
 * Preston, Lyneham, Wiltshire
 * Preston Bagot, Warwickshire
 * Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire
 * Preston Brook, Cheshire
 * Preston Capes, Northamptonshire
 * Preston Crowmarsh, Oxfordshire
 * Preston Deanery, Northamptonshire
 * Preston Gubbals, Shropshire
 * Preston-le-Skerne, County Durham
 * Preston-next-Wingham, Kent
 * Preston-on-Stour, Warwickshire
 * Preston-on-Tees, Eaglescliffe, Teesside
 * Preston on the Hill, Cheshire
 * Preston on Wye, Herefordshire
 * Preston Plucknett, Somerset
 * Preston St Mary, Suffolk
 * Preston-under-Scar, North Yorkshire
 * Preston upon the Weald Moors, Shropshire
 * Preston Village, Brighton, Sussex
 * Preston Wynne, Herefordshire
 * Great Preston, West Yorkshire
 * Long Preston, North Yorkshire

Australia

 * Preston, Victoria
 * City of Preston (Victoria)
 * Electoral district of Preston
 * Preston, Tasmania
 * Preston, Queensland

Canada

 * Preston, Nova Scotia
 * East Preston, Nova Scotia
 * North Preston
 * Preston (electoral district)
 * Preston, Ontario

Cuba

 * Guatemala, Cuba, also known as Preston, in the Holguín Province

Scotland

 * Preston, Prestonpans, East Lothian, in Prestonpans
 * Preston, East Linton, East Lothian, in East Linton
 * Preston, Scottish Borders, near Duns
 * Prestonkirk, near East Linton, East Lothian
 * Preston Mill, a watermill near East Linton, East Lothian

United States

 * Preston, Connecticut
 * Preston, Georgia
 * Preston, Idaho
 * Preston, Indiana
 * Preston, Iowa
 * Preston, Kansas
 * Preston, Kentucky
 * Preston, Maryland
 * Preston, Minnesota
 * Preston, Mississippi
 * Preston, Missouri
 * Preston, Jasper County, Missouri
 * Preston, Nebraska
 * Preston, Nevada
 * Preston, New York
 * Preston, North Carolina
 * Preston, Oklahoma
 * Preston, Texas
 * Preston, Washington
 * Preston, West Virginia
 * Preston County, West Virginia
 * Preston, Adams County, Wisconsin, a town
 * Preston, Grant County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
 * Preston, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, a town
 * Preston Road, important thoroughfare to the history and growth of Dallas, Texas, built over a historically important cattle trail

Outer space

 * 3792 Preston, an asteroid

People

 * Preston (singer) (born 1982), British singer
 * List of people with given name Preston
 * List of people with surname Preston

Fictional characters

 * Becky Preston, from the Shiloh movies
 * Bill S. Preston Esq., one half of Bill and Ted, played by Alex Winter
 * Dara Lynn Preston, from the Shiloh movies
 * Dick Preston, The New Dick Van Dyke Show
 * Marty Preston, from the Shiloh movies
 * Preston Northwest from Gravity Falls
 * 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 (played by Colin Hanks), Carl Denham's assistant in King Kong (2005 film)
 * Cleric John Preston (played by Christian Bale) in 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

Ships

 * HMS Preston, multiple ships
 * USS Preston, multiple ships
 * WT Preston, a stern wheel snagboat operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers

Schools

 * Preston Institute of Management Science and Technology (PIMSAT), institute of higher education in Pakistan
 * Preston University (United States), controversial unaccredited institution
 * Preston University (Pakistan), a private university in Pakistan
 * Preston's College, a further education college in Preston, Lancashire, England
 * Preston High School (disambiguation)

Other

 * HM Prison Preston, a prison in England
 * Preston baronets, baronetcies created for persons with the surname Preston
 * Preston Car Company, a Canadian railway equipment builder
 * Preston (METRORail station), Houston, Texas
 * Preston (speedway), a British speedway team
 * Preston North End F.C., an English football club
 * Preston Street (disambiguation)