English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Preston

Early-attested site in the Parish of Penkridge

Historical Forms

  • Preston c.1215 HMC(Middleton57) 1261 PenkridgeInq c.1430 ECP 1548 Survey 1563,1620 FF 1568 Pat 1592 Hatherton 1598 Ct 1598 ParReg 1650 Dep 1783 BM 1834 O

Etymology

Preston, Preston c. 1215 HMC (Middleton 57), 1261 PenkridgeInq, c. 1430 ECP, 1548Survey , 1563, 1620 FF, 1568 Pat, 1592 Hatherton, 1598Ct , 1598 ParReg, 1650Dep , 1783 BM to 1834 O, 'the farmstead or the manor of the priests', v. prēost , tūn .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site