Preston (disambiguation)

Preston (disambiguation)

Preston is a city in Lancashire. It may also refer to "Preston (UK Parliament constituency)"

Places

Australia

*Preston, Victoria
*Preston, Tasmania

Canada

*Preston, Nova Scotia
*Preston, Ontario: now part of the city of Cambridge, Ontario

Other places in England

*Preston, Devon
*Preston, Dorset
*Preston, Cotswold, Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)
*Preston, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire (near Ledbury)
*Preston, Hertfordshire
*Preston, Faversham, Kent
*Preston, Dover district, near Wingham, East Kent
*Preston, Northumberland
*Preston, Rutland
*Preston, Somerset
*Preston, Tynemouth, Northumberland
*Preston, Wiltshire
*Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire, near Kingston upon Hull
*Preston Deanery, a village in Northamptonshire
*Preston Manor in the London Borough of Brent
*Preston on Tees, Eaglescliffe, Teesside
*Preston St Mary, Suffolk
*Preston Village, Brighton, Sussex

Scotland

*Preston, Borders in the Scottish Borders
*Preston, East Lothian, near Prestonpans
*Preston Mill is a watermill near East Linton, East Lothian.

United States

*Preston, Connecticut
*Preston, Georgia
*Preston, Idaho (location and setting for the film "Napoleon Dynamite")
*Preston, Iowa
*Preston, Kansas
*Preston, Kentucky
*Preston, Maryland
*Preston, Minnesota
*Preston, Mississippi
*Preston, New York
*Preston, Oklahoma
*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

urname

*Andrew Preston, American businessman, founder of United Fruit Company
*Billy Preston, musician (1946-2006)
*Brian Preston, a jurist in Wales
*Douglas Preston, author (b. 1956)
*Duke Preston, American football player
*Edward Carter Preston, English artist (1885 – 1965)
*John Preston, American author and editor
*John S. Preston, American Civil War general
*Kelly Preston, American actress
*Kenneth O. Preston, top enlisted soldier in the US Army
*Ray Preston, Australian rugby league footbller
*Ricardo "Rock" Preston, American football player
*Richard Preston, author (b. 1954)
*Robert Preston, actor (1918-1987)
*Samuel Preston (singer) (known simply as "Preston"), lead singer and guitarist of The Ordinary Boys
*Samuel Tolver Preston, English engineer and physicist (1844-1917).
*Simon Preston, organist and composer
*Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara, Irish soldier
*Thomas Preston (British army officer), Captain of the Boston Massacre soldiers
*Timothy Preston, Manitoba judge
*William Preston (American actor) (1921-1998)
*William Preston (Freemason), author of "Illustrations of Masonry"
*William Preston (Virginia), American Revolutionary War figure
*William Ballard Preston U.S. politician
*William Campbell Preston U.S. politician

First name

*Preston Brooks, U.S. politician
*Preston Geritano, murdered criminal
*Preston Manning, founder of the Reform Party of Canada
*Preston Sturges, director
*Preston Tucker, 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)

Other

*Preston Baronets, baronetcies created for persons with the surname Preston
*W.T. Preston, a stern wheel snagboat operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers
*Preston Street for streets by this name


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