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{{wiktionary|Preston}}
'''Preston''' or '''Prestons''' may refer to:
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== Places ==
===Australia===
*[[Preston, Victoria]]
**[[City of Preston (Victoria)]]
**[[Electoral district of Preston]]
**[[Preston railway station, Melbourne]]
*[[Preston, Queensland]], Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley regions
*[[Preston, Queensland (Whitsunday Region)]]
*[[Preston, Tasmania]]
*[[South Preston, Tasmania]]
*[[Prestons, New South Wales]]

===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

===England===
*[[Preston, Lancashire]], city in Lancashire
**The [[City of Preston, Lancashire]], a borough and non-metropolitan district
**[[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, Teignbridge]], in [[Kingsteignton]] parish, Devon
*[[Preston, Dorset]]
*[[Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire]], near Kingston upon Hull
*[[Preston, Brighton]], East Sussex, a suburb
*[[Preston, Cotswold]], Gloucestershire, a village
*[[Preston, Forest of Dean]], Gloucestershire, a village
*[[Preston, Hertfordshire]]
*[[Preston, London]], near Wembley
**[[Preston (ward)]]
*[[Preston, Northumberland]], the location of [[Preston Tower, Northumberland|Preston Tower]]
*[[Preston, Rutland]]
*[[Preston, Shropshire]], in [[Upton Magna]] parish
*[[Preston, Somerset]], in Stogumber parish
*[[Preston, Tyne and Wear]]
*[[Preston, Aldbourne and Ramsbury]], Wiltshire
*[[Preston, Lyneham]], Wiltshire
*[[Preston Bagot]], Warwickshire
*[[Preston Bissett]], Buckinghamshire
*[[Preston Brook]], Cheshire
*[[Preston Candover]], Hampshire
*[[Preston Capes]], Northamptonshire
*[[Preston Crowmarsh]], Oxfordshire
*[[Preston Deanery]], Northamptonshire
*[[Preston Gubbals]], Shropshire
*[[Preston-le-Skerne]], County Durham
*[[Preston-next-Faversham]], Kent
*[[Preston-next-Wingham]], Dover, Kent; better known as Preston
*[[Preston on Stour]], Warwickshire
*[[Preston-on-Tees]], Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
*[[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 Wynne]], Herefordshire
*[[Great Preston]], West Yorkshire
*[[Long Preston]], North Yorkshire

===Scotland===
*[[Preston, East Linton]], East Lothian
*[[Preston, Prestonpans]], East Lothian
*[[Preston, Scottish Borders]], near Duns
*[[Preston Island]], reclaimed land in the Firth of Forth
*[[Prestonkirk]] or Preston, near East Linton, East Lothian
*[[Preston Mill]], a watermill near East Linton, East Lothian

===United States===
*[[Preston, Alabama]], see [[List of places in Alabama: N–R#P]]
*[[Preston, Arkansas]], see [[List of places in Arkansas: P]]
*[[Preston, California]]
*[[Preston, Colorado]]
*[[Preston, Connecticut]]
*[[Preston, Georgia]]
*[[Preston, Idaho]]
*[[Preston, Illinois]]
*[[Preston, Indiana]]
*[[Preston, Iowa]]
*[[Preston, Kansas]]
*[[Preston, Kentucky]]
*[[Preston, Maryland]]
*[[Preston, Michigan]]
*[[Preston, Minnesota]]
*[[Preston, Mississippi]]
*[[Preston, Missouri]] (in Hickory County)
*[[Preston, Jasper County, Missouri]]
*[[Preston, Nebraska]]
*[[Preston, Nevada]]
*[[Preston, New York]]
*[[Preston, North Carolina]]
*[[Preston, Oklahoma]]
*[[Preston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania]], see [[List of places in Pennsylvania: Pl–Q]]
*[[Preston, McKean County, Pennsylvania]], see [[List of places in Pennsylvania: Pl–Q]]
*[[Preston, South Dakota]], a [[List of ghost towns in South Dakota#P through R|ghost town]]
*[[Preston, Texas]] (in Grayson County)
*[[Preston, Wharton County, Texas]]
*[[Preston, Virginia]]
*[[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
*[[Preston Township (disambiguation)|Preston Township]] (disambiguation)

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

==Ships==
*[[Preston (ship)]], multiple ships
*[[HMS Preston|HMS ''Preston'']], multiple ships
*[[USS Preston|USS ''Preston'']], multiple ships
*''[[WT Preston]]'', a stern wheel snagboat operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers

==Schools==
*[[Preston University (United States)]], controversial unaccredited institution
*[[Preston University (Pakistan)]], private university in Pakistan
*[[Preston College]], further education college in Preston, Lancashire, England
*[[Preston High School (disambiguation)]], several schools

== 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 station (Houston)]], Houston, Texas
*[[Preston (speedway)]], a British speedway team
*[[Preston North End F.C.]], an English football club
*[[Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C.]], an English rugby football club
*[[Preston Street (disambiguation)]], several streets
*[[Preston Road tube station]], a London Underground station

== Prestons ==
* [[Prestons, New South Wales]], Australia
* [[Prestons, New Zealand]]
* [[Prestons Station, Kentucky]], United States

==See also==
* [[City of Preston (disambiguation)]]
* [[Justice Preston (disambiguation)]]

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imported>Dr Greg: Reverted 3 edits by 96.225.16.143 (talk): Not a "place"