Preston
Preston is a community in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario. Prior to 1973 it was an independent town, incorporated in 1915, but amalgamation with the town of Hespeler, Ontario, the city of Galt, Ontario and the village of Blair formed the new municipality of Cambridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: urban community in Cambridge, Ontario
- Also known as: “Preston, Ontario”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. John Anglican Church (Cambridge) and Knox Preston Presbyterian Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galt and Cambridge.
Galt
Suburb
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Galt is a community in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario on the Grand River. Prior to 1973, it was an independent city, incorporated in 1915, but amalgamation with the village of Hespeler, the town of Preston and the village of Blair formed the new municipality of Cambridge. Galt is situated 5 km southeast of Preston.
Cambridge
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Cambridge is one of the cities that forms a tightly-integrated metro area, along with Kitchener and Waterloo, within the larger Region of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario.
Hespeler
Suburb
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Hespeler is a neighbourhood and former town within Cambridge, Ontario, located along the Speed River in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Hespeler is situated 5 km northeast of Preston.
Preston
- Categories: human settlement, administrative territorial entity, and locality
- Location: North Dumfries, Region of Waterloo, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
43.39401° or 43° 23′ 38″ northLongitude
-80.35551° or 80° 21′ 20″ westElevation
279 metres (915 feet)Open location code
86MX9JVV+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 21600169OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Slovenian—“Preston” goes by many names.
- French: “Preston”
- Irish: “Preston”
- Russian: “Престон”
- Slovenian: “Preston”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and Saint Clement’s Catholic Church.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Preston”. Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.