All Definitions for Preston
Below are all the dictionary definitions of preston:
1An industrial city in Lancashire, England.
2Several other places in England:
3A place in Canada:
4A number of places in the United States:
5A habitational surname from Old English.
6A male given name transferred from the surname.
7A hamlet in Kingsteignton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8574).
8A suburb of Paignton, Torbay borough, Devon (OS grid ref SX8962).
9A suburban village north-east of Weymouth, Dorset, previously in Weymouth and Portland district (OS grid ref SY7083).
10A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, east of Hull (OS grid ref TA1830).
11A suburb of Brighton, East Sussex, otherwise known as Preston Village (OS grid ref TQ3006)
12A village and civil parish east of Cirencester, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0400).
13A hamlet in Dymock parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO6734).
14A suburban area in the borough of Brent, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1887).
15A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, west of Stevenage (OS grid ref TL1824).
16A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2561).
17A hamlet in Ellingham parish, northern Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1825).
18A village and civil parish (without a council) north of Uppingham, Rutland (OS grid ref SK8702).
19A hamlet in Upton Magna parish, east of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5211).
20A hamlet in Stogumber parish, Somerset, previously in West Somerset and Somerset West and Taunton districts (OS grid ref ST0935).
21A suburb of North Shields, Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ3569).
22A hamlet in Aldbourne parish and Ramsbury parish, east Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2774).
23A hamlet in Lyneham and Bradenstoke parish, north-central Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0378).
24A place in Scotland:
25A suburb of Prestonpans, East Lothian council area (OS grid ref NT3974).
26A hamlet next to East Linton, East Lothian council area (OS grid ref NT5977).
27A village north of Duns, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area (OS grid ref NT7957).
28An area of Halifax regional municipality, Nova Scotia.
29A community in Cambridge, Ontario.
30A number of places in Australia:
31A rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, north Queensland.
32A rural locality in Toowoomba Region and Lockyer Valley Region, south Queensland.
33A village in Central Coast council area, Tasmania.
34A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Darebin, Victoria.
35An unincorporated community in Sonoma County, California.
36A ghost town in Summit County, Colorado.
37A town in New London County, Connecticut.
38An unincorporated community, the county seat of Webster County, Georgia.
39A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Idaho.
40An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois.
41A township in Richland County, Illinois.
42An unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Vigo County, Indiana.
43A minor city in Jackson County, Iowa.
44A minor city in Pratt County, Kansas.
45An unincorporated community in Bath County, Kentucky.
46A town in Caroline County, Maryland.
47A city, the county seat of Fillmore County, Minnesota.
48A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
49An unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi.
50A village in Hickory County, Missouri.
51An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Missouri.
52An inactive township in Platte County, Missouri.
53A village in Richardson County, Nebraska.
54A census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada.
55A town in Chenango County, New York.
56A neighbourhood of the town of Cary, North Carolina.
57An unincorporated community in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.
58A township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
59A census-designated place in Grayson County, Texas.
60A ghost town in Wharton County, Texas.
61A populated place in Henry County, Virginia.
62An unincorporated community in King County, Washington.
63An unincorporated community and coal town in Preston County, West Virginia.
64A town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
65An unincorporated community in the towns of Fennimore and Wingville, Grant County, Wisconsin.
66A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
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