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Preston
Preston, a common name, ‘farmstead of the priests’, OE prēost + tūn; examples include: Preston Dorset. Prestun 1228. Preston E. Loth, see Prestonpans. Preston E. R. Yorks. Prestone 1086 (DB). Preston E. Sussex. Prestetone 1086 (DB). Preston Lancs. Prestune 1086 (DB). Preston Northum. Preston 1242. Preston Bissett Bucks. Prestone 1086 (DB), Preston Byset 1327. Manorial affix from the Biset family, holders of the manor from the 12th cent. Preston Capes Northants. Prestetone 1086 (DB), Preston Capes 1300. Manorial affix from the de Capes family, here in the 13th cent. Preston Gubbals Shrops. Prestone 1086 (DB), Preston Gobald 1292. Manorial affix from a priest called Godebold who held the manor in 1086. Preston, Long N. Yorks. Prestune 1086 (DB). Affix refers to the length of the village. Preston-under-Scar N. Yorks. Prestun 1086 (DB), Preston undescar 1568. Affix means ‘under the rocky hill’ from OScand. sker. Preston Wynne Herefs. Prestetune 1086 (DB). Manorial affix from a family called la Wyne here in the 14th cent.
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A. D. MILLS. "Preston." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Preston." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Preston.html A. D. MILLS. "Preston." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Preston.html |
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Preston
Preston city (1991 pop. 166,675) and district, Lancashire, N England, on the Ribble River. Preston has an active port and is a center of cotton and rayon manufacturing. Some mills have closed, but work has been created in the areas of engineering, as well as aircraft, motor vehicle, industrial machinery, and electrical appliance production. A guild-merchant festival has been held in Preston every 20 years for more than four centuries. One of the oldest administrative regions in England, Preston has sent representatives to Parliament since the 13th cent. It was the scene of a victory by Oliver Cromwell in 1648 and of the surrender of the Jacobites after the rising of 1715. The Gothic town hall was completed in 1867 from designs by George Gilbert Scott . The Harris Museum and Art Gallery is a notable attraction. The city is the birthplace of Richard Arkwright and Francis Thompson . |
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"Preston." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Preston." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Preston.html "Preston." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Preston.html |
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Preston
Preston, Australia, Canada, UK, USA UK (England): a very common name, the city in Lancashire formerly had the spelling Prestetune and Prestune. The name means ‘Village, or Manor, of the Priests’ from the Old English prēost ‘priest’ and tūn. The city in Lancashire received city status in 2002, the year of Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Preston." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Preston." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Preston.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Preston." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Preston.html |
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Preston
Preston ♂ Transferred use of the surname, in origin a local name from any of the numerous places in England named with Old English prēost ‘priest’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Preston." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Preston." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Preston.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Preston." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Preston.html |
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