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

Other OS name in the Parish of Kingsteignton

Historical Forms

  • Prustaton 1335 Ass
  • Preston in decen. de Teyngton 1356 Ass
  • Pruston 1620 Recov

Etymology

is Prustaton 1335Ass (p), Preston in decen . de Teyngton 1356Ass , Pruston 1620Recov . ' Priests' farm , ' v. tun .