Great Preston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kippax
Historical Forms
- Prestun(e), Prest(una), Preston(a) 1086 DB c.1156 Pont 1166 P 1175–85 YCh 1210,c.1230 Pont 1258 YI 1285 KI 1428 FA
- Great Preston(a) 1488 Ipm 1543 FF 1611 FF
- Grete Preston(a) 1527 WillY
- Grett Preston(a) 1538 TestLds
- Priston 1525 ib
- Great Purston 1608 PRKp 1661 WYD
Etymology
'The priests' farmstead', v. prēost , tūn , and for Purston cf. Purston Jaglin ii, 87supra . 'Great' in relation to Little Preston (foll.).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Billy Wood
- Butt Lane
- Clough Ho
- Gilberthorpe
- The Hills
- Hollins Beck & Hollins Ho
- Berryleys Lane
- Bickerdike Terrace
- Kippax Park
- Lady Lane
- Langdike Rd
- Manor Garth Hill
- Moor Gate
- Owlet Hall
- Roman Ridge
- Sandgate Lane
- Sheffield Beck
- Shuttocks Wood
- Sparrow Hall
- Townclose Hills
- Well Lane
- Westfield Lane
- White Hills
- Breck Ellars Wood
- Fleakingley Bridge
- Goody Cross
- Hollinhurst Wood
- Nineveh Fm
- Peasecroft Wood
- Preston Hall
- Preston Hill
- Wood End
- Wood Lane
- Kippax Hollins
- Allerton Ings
- Brigshaw
- Lock Lane
- Owl Wood
- Whin Covert