Preston

Preston or Preston Village is a suburb of , in the ceremonial county of , England. It is to the north of the centre. Originally a village in its own right, it was eventually absorbed into Brighton with the development of the farmland owned by the local Stanford family, officially becoming a parish of the town in 1928.
Wikipedia
Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.
Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: suburb of Brighton, East Sussex, England
  • Also known as: “Preston Park”, “Preston Village”, “Preston Village, Brighton”, and “Preston, Brighton”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Preston Manor and St Peter’s Church, Preston Village.

Public building
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
is the former manor house of the ancient village of Preston, now part of the coastal city of , England. The present building dates mostly from 1738, when Lord of the manor Thomas Western rebuilt the original 13th-century structure, and 1905 when Charles Stanley Peach's renovation and enlargement gave the house its current appearance.

Church
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0.
St Peter's Church is a former church in the Preston Village area of , in the city of . The 13th-century building, standing on the site of two older churches, was restored in the late 19th century and again after a serious fire in 1906.

Church
Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.
St John the Evangelist's Church is an church in the Preston Village area of , in the English city of . The Grade II listed building, designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield, was started in 1901 but did not take its present form for another quarter of a century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prestonville and Seven Dials.

Suburb
is a largely residential area in the northwest of , part of the English city of . It covers a long, narrow and steeply sloping ridge of land between the Brighton Main Line and Dyke Road, two major transport corridors which run north-northwestwards from the centre of Brighton.

Locality
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is a district surrounding a major road junction of the same name in , in the city of , England. It is located on high ground just northwest of , south of the area, and approximately ¾ mile north of the seafront.

Suburb
is an inner suburban area of , part of the coastal city of in England. The area contains a mix of privately owned and privately rented terraced housing, much of which has been converted for multiple occupancies, and small-scale commercial development.

Preston

Latitude
50.84297° or 50° 50′ 35″ north
Longitude
-0.15099° or 0° 9′ 4″ west
Elevation
108 feet (33 metres)
Open location code
9C2XRRVX+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1409465749
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2639921
Wiki­data ID
Q7242007
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Irish to Swedish—“Preston” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Preston”
  • Ladin: “Preston (Sussex)”
  • Ladin: “Preston”
  • Swedish: “Preston, Brighton”
  • Swedish: “Preston”
  • “Preston”

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