Encyclopedia.com > Dictionaries, Thesauruses, Pictures, and Press Releases > A Dictionary of British Place-Names > January 2003

Prestonpans

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | 198 words | Copyright

Prestonpans E. Loth. Saltprestoun 1587, Prestonpans 1654. ‘(Salt) pans by Preston’. OE panne. The monks of Newbattle Abbey laid out salt pans here near Preston in the early 13th cent.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

A. D. MILLS. "Prestonpans." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

A. D. MILLS. "Prestonpans." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Prestonpans.html

A. D. MILLS. "Prestonpans." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Prestonpans.html

Learn more about citation styles

Find thousands of answers for hundreds of subjects at Answers Encyclopedia .

All answers verified by trusted sources at Encyclopedia.com

Try Answers Encyclopedia now!

For students and teachers!

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including: